After three games on the road,
Lafayette Central Catholic is heading back home. They will take on the
Lebanon Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Lafayette Central Catholic will head into Tuesday's match out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Tuesday after soaring to a nine-run contest in their last game. They fell just short of Eastern by a score of 4-2.
Meanwhile, Lebanon fell victim to North Montgomery and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 6-0 to the Chargin' Chargers. The loss continues a trend for Lebanon in their matchups with North Montgomery: they've now lost four in a row.
Lebanon saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jamil Phillippe, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Lafayette Central Catholic's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-5. As for Lebanon, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Lafayette Central Catholic came up short against Lebanon when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 4-0. Thankfully for Lafayette Central Catholic, Jacob Susong (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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