Preview: West Morgan Rebels vs. Priceville Bulldogs
The West Morgan Rebels will be playing in front of their home fans against the Priceville Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West Morgan scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They never let East Lawrence onto the board and left with a 14-0 victory. With that win, West Morgan brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Levi Borden made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Borden was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Trenton Pittman was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Cole Thorn, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Priceville had just enough and edged Lauderdale County out 2-1 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Priceville.
The victory was the third in a row for West Morgan, bringing their record for this year to 6-4. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs per game. As for Priceville, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season.
West Morgan suffered a grim 12-4 defeat to Priceville when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can West Morgan avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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