The Lafayette Fighting Irish will venture away from home to take on the Mexico Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Lafayette is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Lafayette is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Ruskin with a sharp 13-2 win on Thursday.
Logan Beedle
| 04/17/25 @ Ruskin | 3 |
| 04/16/25 @ Maryville | 1 |
| 04/14/25 @ East Buchanan | 1 |
| 04/10/25 vs Bishop LeBlond | 1 |
| 04/02/25 @ Savannah | 1 |
Logan Beedle was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI, one run, and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Proffit, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Meanwhile, Mexico fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Centralia on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 18-16. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Bulldogs, who until this contest were averaging four runs allowed.
Mexico got a massive performance out of Jaydon Eldridge, who went 3-for-5 with seven RBI, two triples, and one stolen base. Those triples marked the first that Eldridge has hit this season. Drew DeMint was another key player, going 3-for-5 with two triples, two stolen bases, and two RBI.
Lafayette pushed their record up to 4-12 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Mexico, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 12-9.
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