West Lafayette had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Rensselaer Central Bombers with a sharp 11-4 victory. That looming 11-4 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for West Lafayette yet this season.
The team relied heavily on Jack Shaeffer, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. Ben Werth was another key contributor, scoring a run.
West Lafayette's win ended an eight-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-10. As for Rensselaer Central, their loss was their seventh straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-15.
West Lafayette will take on Northwestern at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Northwestern will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Rensselaer Central, they will head out on the road to take on Hebron at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Hebron's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Rensselaer Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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