The West Lafayette Red Devils will head out on the road to take on the Covington Trojans at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. West Lafayette is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
On Wednesday, West Lafayette came up short against Lafayette Central Catholic and fell 6-3. That's two games in a row now that the Red Devils have lost by exactly three runs.
West Lafayette saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joe Doty, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double. Those RBI marked the first that Doty has brought in this season.
Covington couldn't beat Milford on Thursday even though they stacked six runs on them in the third inning. The Trojans lost 19-9 to the Bearcats. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Trojans have suffered since May 10, 2025.
Davyn Green was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run and three RBI.
West Lafayette's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Covington, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
West Lafayette couldn't quite get it done against Covington in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as they fell 5-2. Can the Red Devils avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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