Baseball Game Preview: West Morgan Rebels vs. Vinemont Eagles

The West Morgan Rebels will challenge the Vinemont Eagles at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. West Morgan will be strutting in after a win while Vinemont will be coming in after a loss.

Vinemont will be up against a hot West Morgan team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. West Morgan walked away with a 12-8 victory over Austin on Tuesday.

Conner Rikard

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/25/25 @ Austin	4
03/18/25 vs East Lawrence	2
03/10/25 @ Hatton	2
02/17/25 @ Priceville	2
03/20/25 @ East Lawrence	1

Conner Rikard made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in February. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Colby Jones, who scored four runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-5. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Koby Suggs was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Vinemont came up short against East Limestone on Thursday, falling 8-2.

Vinemont saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rylan McRae, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Vinemont's defeat dropped their record down to 20-7. As for West Morgan, their win bumped their record up to 9-11.