Baseball Game Preview: East Coweta Indians vs. Westlake Lions

By Team Reports Mar 21, 2024, 4:55am

Preview: East Coweta Indians vs. Westlake Lions

East Coweta is 8-2 against Westlake since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The East Coweta Indians will look to defend their home field against the Westlake Lions at 5:30 p.m. East Coweta is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.

On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought match, but East Coweta had to settle for a 10-9 loss against Westlake. East Coweta has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

East Coweta got a good showing from Reece Davis, who struck out nine batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Davis has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Chance Izzo made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Lathan Gibby, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

East Coweta's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-8. As for Westlake, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-6.

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