Baseball Recap: West Monroe Beats Byrd for Their Third Straight Win

Rebels

Previous 3 Games

02/22/25 vs Byrd	4-1
02/22/25 vs St. Thomas More	8-3
02/17/25 vs Airline	12-4

West Monroe had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Byrd Yellow Jackets. That's more bragging rights for the Rebels, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Jackson Dayton looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.

On the hitting side, West Monroe saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kade Thomas, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI. Thomas also put up a hit, which washis first of the season. Carson Hawsey was another, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.

West Monroe hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in three consecutive contests.

West Monroe's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Byrd, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-6-1.

Looking ahead, West Monroe will head out to square off against Dallas Jesuit at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Byrd, they will take on North Caddo at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.