Baseball Game Preview: Rogers Pirates vs. Lexington Golden Bears

Pirates

Runs

03/14/25 vs Sheffield	6
03/11/25 vs Central	3
03/10/25 @ Central	4
03/08/25 @ Haleyville	0
03/08/25 @ Winston County	11
+ 7 more games

Rogers and Lexington are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Rogers Pirates will head out to face off against the Lexington Golden Bears at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Rogers is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.

Rogers was handed a eight-run defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 victory over Sheffield. The win was some much needed relief for the Pirates as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.

Rogers' victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Bo Mitchell, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base.

Meanwhile, Lexington posted their closest win since February 22nd on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out East Lawrence 7-5. The victory continues a trend for the Golden Bears in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won five in a row.

Conner Scheetz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on eight hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jake Lard, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Sam Newton also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Lexington's record now sits at 5-9. As for Rogers, the win got them back to even at 6-6.

Rogers came up short against Lexington when the teams last played back in February, falling 7-2. Can Rogers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.