Baseball Game Preview: Lexington Golden Bears vs. Rogers Pirates

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Previous Games

02/17/25 - Neutral	7-2 W
02/22/24 - Home	1-10 L
02/17/24 - Away	4-14 L
02/17/24 - Away	10-8 W
03/20/23 - Away	9-7 W
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Lexington and Rogers are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. Lexington will take on Rogers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lexington has given up an average of 7.4 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Lexington is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since March 3rd on Friday. They lost 18-2 to West Limestone. The loss continues a trend for the Golden Bears in their meetings with the Wildcats: they've now lost six in a row.

Lexington saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Conner Scheetz, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Meanwhile, Rogers came tearing into Friday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Colts 14-2. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by seven runs or more this season.

Griffen Herston and Bo Mitchell did most of the damage at the plate: Herston went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double, while Mitchell scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. That's the most RBI Herston has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Curtis Campbell, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Rogers was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .458. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Rogers' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-6. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Lexington, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.

Lexington beat Rogers 7-2 in their previous meeting back in February. Does Lexington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rogers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.