Lafayette and Union County are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Lafayette Hornets will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Union County Fightin' Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Lafayette will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
Lafayette is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Madison County a 1-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Lafayette has won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Trevor Byrd, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Union County, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Liberty County on Tuesday.
Erick Lasseter and Ayden Androlevich were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Lasseter tossed 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off eight hits. Meanwhile, Androlevich pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lasseter has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Lasseter got on base in all five of his plate appearances with a double, while Androlevich scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Trenton Klein was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double.
Lafayette has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-2 record this season. As for Union County, they pushed their record up to 15-13 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Lafayette skirted past Union County 2-1 in their previous matchup on Thursday. Will Lafayette repeat their success, or does Union County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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