The Lafayette Commodores will venture away from home to take on the Hernando Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lafayette will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Lafayette will head into Saturday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 41-point they dealt Regents on Saturday. Lafayette took their game with ease, bagging a 72-31 win over Regents. The match marked the Commodores' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Hernando challenged Independence on Thursday. Hernando fell 52-40 to Independence. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lafayette pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.7 points per game. As for Hernando, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Lafayette won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, slipping by Hernando 55-54. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lafayette since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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