Baseball Game Preview: Rogers Pirates vs. Lexington Golden Bears

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Previous Games

02/17/25 - Neutral	2-7 L
02/22/24 - Away	10-1 W
02/17/24 - Home	14-4 W
02/17/24 - Home	8-10 L
03/20/23 - Home	7-9 L
+ 5 more games

Rogers and Lexington are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. Rogers will be playing at home against Lexington at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Rogers will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.

While Rogers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Clements 14-2 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won seven games by seven runs or more so far this season.

Rogers let Griffen Herston and Bo Mitchell run wild. Herston went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double, while Mitchell scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. That's the most RBI Herston has posted since back in February. Curtis Campbell was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.

They weren't the only ones working in the hit department: Rogers kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They are 6-1 when they post 11 or more hits.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, Lexington was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They lost 18-2 to West Limestone. The defeat continues a trend for the Golden Bears in their meetings with the Wildcats: they've now lost six in a row.

Lexington saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Conner Scheetz, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Rogers' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-6. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Lexington, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11.

Rogers came up short against Lexington in their previous meeting back in February, falling 7-2. Will Rogers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.