Lexington is 2-8 against Lafayette County since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lexington Minutemen will stay at home for another game and welcome the Lafayette County Huskers at 5:00 p.m. Neither Lexington nor Lafayette County posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Lexington's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Carrollton on Thursday. They came up short against the Trojans, falling 17-0.
Meanwhile, Lafayette County came up short against Knob Noster on Thursday and fell 6-1. The Huskers have struggled against the Panthers recently, as their game on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Myla Petersen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up nine Ks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
Even though they lost, Lafayette County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Lexington's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Lafayette County, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
Lexington came up short against Lafayette County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 12-9. Can Lexington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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