Lafayette extended their losing streak to three on Wednesday, dropping them down to 3-11. They came up short against the New Kent Trojans, falling 10-3. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Trojans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-7 back in March.
Lafayette saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Breccan OGrady, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs.
As for New Kent, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-1. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.
On New Kent's side, Dylan Bowman made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Bowman was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs and one triple. That triple was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Jonathan Hochman was excellent, going 2-for-5 with two RBI and one run. Keegan Branch was another key player, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Lafayette will face off against rival Bruton at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, New Kent is set to square off against their familiar foe Tabb at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Trojans 2.3, the Tigers 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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