While West didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-26), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past the Volunteer Falcons 12-2 on Saturday. With that victory, the Rebels brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Griffin Smith looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed over his last six contests.
Dylan Stenstrom
| 03/22/25 vs Volunteer | 3 |
| 03/10/25 @ Cocke County | 2 |
| 03/08/25 vs Grainger | 2 |
| 03/07/25 vs David Crockett | 2 |
| 03/07/25 vs South Greene | 2 |
| + 8 more games |
At the plate, West got a massive performance out of Dylan Stenstrom, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. West is undefeated when Stenstrom posts two or more runs, but 5-6 otherwise. Mason Dugan was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
West was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
The win made it two in a row for West and bumps their season record up to 10-6. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 2 run in those games. As for Volunteer, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-10.
West has already played their next match, a 13-8 loss against William Blount on the 26th. As for Volunteer, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 6-3 win against Claiborne on the 27th.
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