Baseball Recap: Ruston Falls Short Against Ranked West Monroe

Ruston faced West Monroe in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Bearcats took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rebels. The Bearcats were not able to make up for their defeat to the Rebels from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.

Bearcats

Previous 5 Games

04/10/25 @ West Monroe	4-9
04/07/25 @ Parkway	13-3
04/04/25 @ Pineville	6-2
04/03/25 vs Pineville	4-2
04/01/25 @ Ouachita Christian	4-5

Ruston moved to 24-9 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for West Monroe, the victory (which was their 15th in a row) raised their record to 22-6-1.

While Ruston had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.