Baseball Game Preview: Chapel Hill Panthers vs. Westlake Lions

For the second straight game, Chapel Hill will face off against Westlake. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Chapel Hill Panthers take on Westlake Lions at 5:55 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Chapel Hill has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Westlake will arrive with five straight victories.

Chapel Hill fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Westlake on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 3-2.

Jayden Lawrence

Batters Struck Out

04/01/25 @ Westlake	12
02/15/25 vs East Forsyth	11
03/03/25 vs Forest Park	10
02/24/25 vs Villa Rica	9
03/29/25 @ Jackson	8
+ 3 more games

Jayden Lawrence spent all 7.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on seven hits and racked up 12 Ks. He is becoming a predictor of Chapel Hill's success: when he posts at least ten strikeouts the team is 2-1 (and 5-11 when he doesn't).

On the hitting side, Chapel Hill saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jason Harrell, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one RBI.

Westlake pushed their record up to 11-11 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs over those games. As for Chapel Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-12.