The Falls City Tigers will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Lafayette Fighting Irish at 5:00 p.m.
Falls City's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Fairbury on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the Jeffs.
Falls City saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bristol Titus, who went 2-for-2 with a triple.
Even though they lost, Falls City was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .421. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 23.9% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 33.9%.
Meanwhile, Lafayette can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Penney , sneaking past 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Fighting Irish have posted since September 5th.
Falls City's defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-19. As for Lafayette, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-12.
Falls City came up short against Lafayette in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 12-9. Can Falls City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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