West Lafayette lost against Crawfordsville back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The West Lafayette Red Devils lost 7-1 to the Crawfordsville Athenians. West Lafayette has struggled against Crawfordsville recently, as their matchup on Saturday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
West Lafayette saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colin Kastens, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Crawfordsville's side, Jude Coursey and Bryce Dowell made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Coursey tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Dowell tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Coursey has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Coursey scored three runs while going 1-for-3, while Dowell went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Matt Miller, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Minnette, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
West Lafayette's defeat dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Crawfordsville, their win bumped their record up to 11-9.
West Lafayette will be playing at home against Clinton Prairie at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Crawfordsville, they will head out on the road to face off against North Montgomery at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Crawfordsville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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