Baseball Game Preview: West Rebels vs. Farragut Admirals

By Team Reports Mar 20, 2024, 4:07am

Preview: West Rebels vs. Farragut Admirals

West is 1-9 against Farragut since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The West Rebels will be playing at home against the Farragut Admirals at 6:00 p.m. Farragut took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on West, who comes in off a win.

On Tuesday, it was close, but West sidestepped Sequoyah for a 9-7 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for West.

Andrew Lawlor spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and four unearned) runs on four hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Kamron Lee was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Konnor Glick, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.

Meanwhile, Farragut is ranked highly in their home state, and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Stoneman Douglas. Farragut fell just short of Stoneman Douglas by a score of 4-2. Farragut's defeat continues an unfortunate trend for the squad, making it four in a row.

West's win bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Farragut, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-4.

West suffered a grim 25-2 defeat to Farragut when the teams last played on March 5th. Will West have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.

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