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| 05/03/24 - Home | 12-2 W |
| 04/20/23 - Away | 15-2 W |
| 04/21/22 - Home | 1-0 W |
Lebanon is a perfect 3-0 against Lafayette Central Catholic since April of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Knights at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lebanon has three straight wins, Lafayette Central Catholic has 11 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lebanon's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past North Montgomery 10-0. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 contests by six runs or more this season.
Addy Zell and Morgan Stofer did most of the damage at the plate: Zell went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI, while Stofer went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases Stofer has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was MacKenzie Carey, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Lebanon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. They are a perfect 10-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Lafayette Central Catholic couldn't beat Clinton Prairie on Wednesday even though they stacked four runs on them in the second inning. The Knights lost 17-4 to the Gophers.
Lafayette Central Catholic saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Auna Silver, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Lafayette Central Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Lebanon, their victory bumped their record up to 15-7.
Lafayette Central Catholic's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Lebanon has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.7 hits per game. It's a different story for Lafayette Central Catholic, though, as they've been averaging 12 hits. Given Lebanon's sizable advantage in that area, the Knights will need to find a way to close that gap.
Lebanon took their win against Lafayette Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 12-2 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
