For the second straight game, Lafayette will face off against West Point. The Commodores will be playing at home against the Green Wave at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lafayette's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so West Point's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Lafayette's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on West Point with a sharp 10-0 victory. Considering the Commodores have won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Tanner Harris was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Lane Theobald, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Lafayette always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Point only posted an OBP of .211.
Lafayette pushed their record up to 15-8 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for West Point, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-19.
West Point's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Lafayette has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for West Point, though, as they've been averaging only 4.1 strikeouts. Will Lafayette keep running through batters, or will the Green Wave buck the trend? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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