Lafayette stacked a 16th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They beat the West Point Green Wave by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 13-4. Winning may never get old, but Lafayette sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Aleck Farmer tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lafayette let Balin Bishop and Houston Morgan loose on the outfield. Bishop scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Morgan scored three runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Breithaupt, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Lafayette is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season. As for West Point, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost 15 of their last 18 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-20 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lafayette will take on Tupelo at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lafayette will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive. West Point will take on Starkville at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Starkville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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