The Lafayette Commodores will head out on the road to square off against the Starkville Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lafayette's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Starkville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Lafayette was handed a 11-run loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Tupelo 4-2.
Tanner Harris spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on one hit and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Lafayette saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Guest, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Starkville and New Hope have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Tuesday. The Yellowjackets walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Trojans. The win continues a trend for the Yellowjackets in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now won three in a row.
Lafayette's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-8. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Starkville, their victory bumped their record up to 15-9.
Lafayette came out on top in a nail-biter against Starkville when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 6-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Commodores since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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