Baseball Preview: Westwood Panthers vs. Palm Bay Pirates
Westwood has been on the road for four straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Palm Bay Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Westwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
Last Monday, Westwood came up short against Lincoln Park Academy and fell 4-1.
Westwood saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaylyn Monds, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Palm Bay can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Calvary Chapel Academy as Palm Bay made off with a 16-6 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Palm Bay.
Luis Lopez and Hunter Ashbaugh did most of the damage at the plate: Lopez got on base in three of his five plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Ashbaugh scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Werle, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Westwood's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-9-1. As for Palm Bay, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-12-1.
Palm Bay's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Westwood hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .344. It's a different story for Palm Bay, though, as they've only averaged .249. Will they be able to contain Westwood's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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