The Ouachita Christian Eagles will take on the West Monroe Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Ouachita Christian's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over Beekman Charter. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their one-run performance the match before.
Meanwhile, West Monroe waltzed into their contest on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 11-0 victory. That looming 11-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Rebels yet this season.
Tyler Roark made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other pitching news, Drew Ferguson looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Peyton Starr, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Zac Folmar, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
West Monroe was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .448. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Ouachita Christian's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-10. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 1.33 runs. As for West Monroe, their victory bumped their record up to 11-5-1.
Ouachita Christian suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to West Monroe in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can Ouachita Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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