The Lafayette Lancers will take on the Parkway South Patriots at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Lafayette comes in on four and Parkway South on three.
Lafayette's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Waynesville as Lafayette made off with a 12-0 victory. That 12 run margin sets a new team best for Lafayette this season.
Meanwhile, Parkway South faced Eureka in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Parkway South walked away with a 5-1 win over Eureka.
Parkway South let Brennan Nickerson and Charlie Bennett loose on the outfield. Nickerson scored a run while going 1-for-2, while Bennett went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Lafayette's victory was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-12. As for Parkway South, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-6 record this season.
Lafayette skirted past Parkway South 5-4 in their previous meeting back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Parkway South's Brady Kehlenbrink, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lafayette still be able to contain Kehlenbrink? There's only one way to find out.
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