Lexington lost to Lafayette County back in April of 2025 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Minutemen fell just short of the Huskers by a score of 6-5. The Minutemen have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Alex Kraft
| 03/27/26 vs Leeton | 3 |
| 04/13/26 vs Lafayette County | 2 |
| 03/24/26 vs Polo | 2 |
| 04/07/26 vs Concordia | 1 |
| 04/06/26 vs Van Horn | 1 |
Lexington saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Kraft, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. Kraft is becoming a predictor of the Minutemen's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 2-1 (and 2-5 when he doesn't).
Lexington's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Lafayette County, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-10.
Lexington and Lafayette County could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings. The Minutemen (ranked 348th) will meet Carrollton (ranked 87th) at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Lafayette County will challenge Wellington-Napoleon at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank disadvantage (384 vs. 175).
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