For the second straight game, Ruston will face off against West Monroe. The Bearcats will square off against the Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Ruston is on an 11-game streak of home wins, West Monroe a six-game streak of away wins, meaning someone's leaving a streak behind.
Ruston is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: West Monroe, who was ranked ninth at the time (Ruston was ranked 16th). The Bearcats took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rebels on Thursday. The Bearcats' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
For West Monroe's part, Bradyn Cupit tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit. Cupit has been consistent : he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Peyton Starr, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Lytton Arledge, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
West Monroe has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-6-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Ruston, their loss dropped their record down to 24-9.
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