The Lafayette Hornets will face off against the Chiefland Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Lafayette: 2.5, Chiefland: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Chiefland will be up against a hot Lafayette team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Lafayette came out on top in a nail-biter against Suwannee on Thursday, sneaking past 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Hornets have posted since April 25, 2024.
Lafayette's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Trevor Byrd, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one double. That double was Byrd's first of the season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Chiefland, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over Madison County on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Indians in their matchups with the Cowboys: they've now won four in a row.
Hunter Boyd looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kelani Wilson, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Meeks, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Lafayette pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs over those games. As for Chiefland, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Lafayette beat Chiefland 10-7 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Does Lafayette have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chiefland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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