West Lafayette is 6-1 against Merrillville since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The West Lafayette Red Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Merrillville Pirates at 11:00 a.m. West Lafayette is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
Last Thursday, West Lafayette made easy work of Lafayette Jefferson and carried off a 9-3 victory.
Carson Kitchel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ben Werth, who scored two runs while going 4-for-5. Lincoln Furry was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Merrillville wound up with the same score they had in their last game (6-3), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Merrillville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaleb Henry, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
West Lafayette is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-12 record this season. As for Merrillville, they dropped their record down to 3-17 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
West Lafayette took their win against Merrillville in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 12-6. Does West Lafayette have another victory up their sleeve, or will Merrillville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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