Baseball Recap: West Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for West, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They blew past the Riverside Warriors 11-5 on Friday. With that victory, the Rebels brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.

James Killeffer made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in eight consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.

Jack Moffett

Runs

03/28/25 vs Riverside	2
03/22/25 vs Volunteer	2
03/07/25 vs David Crockett	2
03/07/25 vs South Greene	2
03/27/25 @ Anderson County	1
+ 1 more games

In other batting news, West let Jack Moffett and Will Lenczynski run wild. Moffett went 2-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs, while Lenczynski scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Moffett is becoming a predictor of West's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 7-8 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Mason Dugan, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

West always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .607. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

West pushed their record up to 11-8 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Riverside, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.

Looking ahead, West will be taking part in a tournament against Sevier County at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Riverside, they are taking a road trip to square off against Anderson County at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.