Captain Shreve is 2-7 against West Monroe since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Captain Shreve Gators will head out on the road to challenge the West Monroe Rebels at 6:00 p.m. Captain Shreve's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so West Monroe's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Thursday, Captain Shreve came up short against Airline and fell 6-2.
Meanwhile, West Monroe had just enough and edged out Alexandria 2-1 on Thursday.
Drew Ferguson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up seven Ks. Those seven strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Drew Anderson, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in doubles.
West Monroe has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-5-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.1 runs over those games. Captain Shreve's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 13-5.
Captain Shreve might still be hurting after the 14-2 loss they got from West Monroe when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can Captain Shreve avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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