The West Lafayette Red Devils will take on the North Montgomery Chargin' Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, West Lafayette sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-8 victory over Merrillville.
West Lafayette saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Werth, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Fischer Trosky, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, North Montgomery put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They put the hurt on Greencastle with a sharp 8-2 win. The victory was nothing new for North Montgomery as they're now sitting on four straight.
Roman Utterback and Cade Cole made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Utterback tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Cole tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Utterback scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Cole scored a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gage Edwards, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-3. Noah Hopkins was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
West Lafayette is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-13 record this season. As for North Montgomery, their record now sits at 17-7.
West Lafayette suffered a grim 15-8 defeat to North Montgomery when the teams last played back in April. Can West Lafayette avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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