West Lafayette lost to Merrillville on Saturday, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Saturday. The West Lafayette Red Devils had just enough and edged the Merrillville Pirates out 9-8.
West Lafayette's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ben Werth, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin Kastens, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Merrillville's side, Trevor Goodwin made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Joshua Magallon was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
West Lafayette has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-13 record this season. As for Merrillville, their loss dropped their record down to 4-18.
West Lafayette will face off against North Montgomery at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. North Montgomery is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Merrillville, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Hammond Morton at 5:00 p.m. Hammond Morton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
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