For the second straight game, Lafayette will face off against Corinth. Lafayette will welcome Corinth at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lafayette is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season.
Lafayette lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Corinth, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Tuesday's matchup. Lafayette was the clear victor by a 14-4 margin over Corinth on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Commodores considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Jenny Dreher was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the first time she hasn't allowed a single hit over her last six games. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that she hit this season.
In other batting news, Mary Madison Kelley was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. That's the most runs she has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoie Woolfolk, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Lafayette always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .548. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Corinth only posted an OBP of .323.
Lafayette pushed their record up to 15-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.3 runs over those games. As for Corinth, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-7.
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