The Lafayette Fighting Irish will venture away from home to take on the Ruskin Golden Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lafayette has three straight wins, Ruskin has 28 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lafayette played in-conference for the first time on Wednesday and got just the result they were looking for. They came out on top against Maryville by a score of 7-3.
Lafayette's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Carter Bruce, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double and one RBI. Another was Ayden Hardy, who scored a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Ruskin lost 10-1 to Raytown South on Wednesday.
Ruskin's loss dropped their record down to 0-14. As for Lafayette, their win bumped their record up to 3-12.
Lafayette took their victory against Ruskin in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 11-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Fighting Irish 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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