The Lafayette Lions will take on the Barbe Buccaneers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Lafayette is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: Mt. Carmel, who was ranked fifth at the time (Lafayette was ranked ninth). Lafayette lost 3-0 to Mt. Carmel back in December of 2024. The Lions have struggled against the Cubs recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Barbe's offense. They fell just short of St. Louis Catholic by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday.
Lafayette's loss dropped their record down to 14-3-1. As for Barbe, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6-1.
Lafayette beat Barbe 2-0 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Does Lafayette have another victory up their sleeve, or will Barbe turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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