Lexington and Rogers are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Lexington Golden Bears will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Rogers Pirates at 11:00 a.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Lexington is headed into the contest having just posted their closest win since February 22nd on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 victory over East Lawrence. The win continues a trend for the Golden Bears in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won five in a row.
Conner Scheetz
| 03/11/25 vs East Lawrence | 5 |
| 02/25/25 @ Lauderdale County | 4 |
| 02/22/25 @ East Lawrence | 4 |
| 02/17/25 @ Sheffield | 4 |
Conner Scheetz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on eight hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
On the hitting side, Jake Lard was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Sam Newton also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Rogers can bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Sheffield 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Pirates have posted against the Bulldogs since March 13, 2018.
Rogers' victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Bo Mitchell, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base.
The win got Rogers back to even at 6-6. As for Lexington, their victory bumped their record up to 5-9.
Lexington was able to grind out a solid win over Rogers when the teams last played back in February, winning 7-2. Will Lexington repeat their success, or does Rogers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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