Neville is 1-9 against West Monroe since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. Neville will welcome West Monroe at 6:00 p.m.
Monday just wasn't the day for Neville's offense. They lost 10-0 to Glenbrook on Monday.
Meanwhile, West Monroe had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.9 runs) and they went ahead and made it ten on Monday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 4-3 W against the Tigers. That's two games straight that the Rebels have won by just one run.
Drew Ferguson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, West Monroe saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach Simpson, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave Simpson a new career-high.
West Monroe pushed their record up to 17-5-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Neville, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-15.
Neville came out on top in a nail-biter against West Monroe in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, sneaking past 5-4. Will Neville repeat their success, or does West Monroe has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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