For the second straight game, Ruston will face off against West Monroe. The Bearcats will square off against the Rebels at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Ruston 3.8, West Monroe 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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 fell just short of the Rebels by a score of 3-1 on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Bearcats in their meetings with the Rebels: they've now lost three in a row.
For West Monroe's part, Drew Ferguson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits. Ferguson has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, West Monroe's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Drew Anderson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Anderson is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played. Another was Lytton Arledge, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances.
West Monroe hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least four batters in four consecutive matches.
West Monroe has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 19 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-6-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.4 runs over those games. As for Ruston, their loss dropped their record down to 24-10.
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