The West Lafayette Red Devils will head out on the road to take on the Frontier Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Monday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but West Lafayette had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Western. West Lafayette has struggled against Western recently, as their contest on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
West Lafayette saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kerrigan Gooden, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Frontier was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 14-3 walloping at the hands of Rossville.
West Lafayette's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-2. As for Frontier, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Frontier's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. West Lafayette has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Frontier, though, as they've been averaging only 3.3. Will West Lafayette keep running through batters, or will Frontier buck the trend?
Everything went West Lafayette's way against Frontier when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as West Lafayette made off with a 10-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Lafayette since the team 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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