Merrillville is 1-6 against West Lafayette since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Merrillville Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the West Lafayette Red Devils at 11:00 a.m.
Last Thursday, Merrillville wound up with the same score they had in their last game (6-3), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Merrillville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaleb Henry, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, West Lafayette waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Bronchos 9-3.
Carson Kitchel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits.
On the hitting side, Ben Werth was incredible, scoring two runs while going 4-for-5. Lincoln Furry was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Merrillville's defeat dropped their record down to 3-17. As for West Lafayette, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-12 record this season.
Merrillville suffered a grim 12-6 defeat to West Lafayette in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Merrillville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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