Baseball Game Preview: West Monroe Rebels vs. Ouachita Christian Eagles

The West Monroe Rebels are taking a road trip to take on the Ouachita Christian Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. West Monroe will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.

West Monroe's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Ouachita Parish 11-0. The matchup marked the Rebels' most dominant victory of the season so far.

Tyler Roark made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI.

In other pitching news, Drew Ferguson looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.

Peyton Starr

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/20/25 @ Ouachita Parish	3
02/17/25 vs Airline	2
03/14/25 vs Captain Shreve	1
03/07/25 @ Brandon	1

Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Peyton Starr, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Drew Anderson was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.

West Monroe was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .448. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, Ouachita Christian made sure to put some runs up on the board against Beekman Charter on Thursday. Everything went Ouachita Christian's way against Beekman Charter as Ouachita Christian made off with a 10-0 win.

West Monroe's record is now 11-5-1. As for Ouachita Christian, they now have a winning record of 11-10.

West Monroe took their victory against Ouachita Christian in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 6-0. Will West Monroe repeat their success, or does Ouachita Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.