The Lafayette Commodores will head out to take on the Center Hill Mustangs at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Lafayette is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest loss since April 16, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Corinth by a score of 4-2. The Commodores have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lafayette got a good showing from Brett Williams, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Williams has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Lafayette saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Collin Waldrip, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, everything went Center Hill's way against Clarksdale on Saturday as Center Hill made off with a 13-3 win. That's two games straight that the Mustangs have won by exactly ten runs.
Malachi Howze was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with four RBI and one run. Cooper McCool also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Center Hill always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .613. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.
Lafayette's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Center Hill, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Lafayette beat Center Hill 12-9 when the teams last played back in March of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lafayette since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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