West Morgan proved they can win big last Monday (they won by seven) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over the Brewer Patriots. The Rebels haven't had any issues with the Patriots recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Conner Rikard
Conner Rikard spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on three hits. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because West Morgan is 2-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 2-6 otherwise.
On the hitting side, West Morgan's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Stalls, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Koby Suggs was another, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
West Morgan's record now sits at 4-7. As for Brewer, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-4.
Coming up, West Morgan will take on Pennington at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Brewer has already played their next game (against Vinemont), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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