Baseball Recap: West Rebels vs. Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish
West's game on Wednesday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish out 3-1. This was payback for West, who suffered a 5-4 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Brady Hopkins looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, West's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Keller Ware, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
West's victory bumped their record up to 8-23. As for Knoxville Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 18-15.
West will head out on the road to challenge Oak Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Knoxville Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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