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| 05/10/24 - Away | 11-9 W |
| 05/09/24 - Home | 7-1 W |
| 03/28/24 - Away | 4-2 W |
| 03/26/24 - Home | 9-0 W |
| 04/24/23 - Home | 3-1 W |
| 04/20/15 - Home | 18-2 W |
Corinth is a perfect 6-0 against Lafayette since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. Corinth will host Lafayette at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Corinth managed to slip by Kossuth the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. Corinth lost 19-4 to Kossuth on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Warriors have suffered since February 18th.
Corinth saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was McKinley Moore, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI. That home run was Moore's first of the season.
Even though they lost, Corinth was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .438. This was only their first loss (out of three games) when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Lafayette is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of St. Benedict at Auburndale. Lafayette took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Benedict at Auburndale. The Commodores were red-hot at the plate heading into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the five games prior), but the Eagles' pitchers proved too tough.
Corinth has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-6 record this season. With the defeat, Lafayette broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 12-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Corinth hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Lafayette struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.8 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Corinth skirted past Lafayette 11-9 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Does Corinth have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lafayette turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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