The Western Panthers will square off against the West Lafayette Red Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Western is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Western's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out Jay County 2-0.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between West Lafayette and McCutcheon, and McCutcheon kept the tradition alive. The Red Devils fell 7-3 to the Mavericks on Monday. The defeat continues a trend for the Red Devils in their meetings with the Mavericks: they've now lost eight in a row.
West Lafayette saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joe Doty, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Western pushed their record up to 23-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for West Lafayette, they now have a losing record of 11-12.
Everything went Western's way against West Lafayette in their previous meeting back in April, as Western made off with a 13-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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