The West Lafayette Red Devils will head out to square off against the Rossville Hornets at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
West Lafayette fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Crawfordsville on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 5-1 to the Athenians. The Red Devils have struggled against the Athenians recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
West Lafayette saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braylon Crisp, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Rossville came tearing into Saturday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Indians by a score of 8-5.
RJ Vantuinen was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Nolan Britt was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Rossville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .568. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Twin Lakes only posted an OBP of .421.
Rossville's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-4. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs over those games. As for West Lafayette, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
West Lafayette couldn't quite get it done against Rossville when the teams last played back in April of 2021 as they fell 9-5. Can the Red Devils avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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