Softball Preview: East Coweta Indians vs. Westlake Lions
East Coweta has gone 10-0 against Westlake recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The East Coweta Indians will head out to square off against the Westlake Lions at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (East Coweta has 13 straight victories, Westlake has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Monday, everything went East Coweta's way against McIntosh as East Coweta made off with a 9-1 win. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Westlake came up short against East Hall on Saturday and fell 7-4.
Alana Barrett made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with a triple, a run, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Raina Gantt, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Westlake didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're strikeout total in three consecutive matchups.
East Coweta pushed their record up to 12-0 with that victory, which was their 22nd straight at home dating back to last season. As for Westlake, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Everything went East Coweta's way against Westlake when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as East Coweta made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Coweta since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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