The West Rebels will head out on the road to take on the Oak Ridge Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. West will be strutting in after a win while Oak Ridge will be coming in after a defeat.
West will head into Thursday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a seven-run loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Knoxville Catholic on Thursday. West came out on top in a nail-biter against Knoxville Catholic and snuck past 3-1.
Brady Hopkins looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, West's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Keller Ware, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Oak Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of East Hamilton by a score of 4-3. That's two games in a row now that Oak Ridge has lost by just one run.
West's win bumped their record up to 8-23. As for Oak Ridge, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-11-1.
West came up short against Oak Ridge in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 6-3. Can West avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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