For the second straight game, Pontotoc will face off against Lafayette. The Warriors will face off against the Commodores at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Pontotoc 4.1, Lafayette 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Pontotoc fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Lafayette on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Commodores by a score of 6-4. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Commodores recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
For Lafayette's part, the team relied heavily on Javin Mitchell, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI. Taylor John was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI.
Lafayette is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for Pontotoc, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-11-1.
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