Baseball Preview: Westside Patriots vs. Thomson Bulldogs
Westside has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. After both having extra time off, they and the Thomson Bulldogs will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Westside's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's fifth consecutive shutout two weeks ago. They never let Josey onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory.
Broxton Franklin was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Mason Roundtree, who went 3-for-3 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, Thomson entered their tilt with Laney with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They beat the Wildcats two weeks ago by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 15-0. Thomson's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matchups.
Westside pushed their record up to 11-9 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.4 runs per game. As for Thomson, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-10 record this season.
Westside suffered a grim 19-3 defeat to Thomson in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Westside avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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