Softball Game Preview: Westchester Comets vs. Lakeview Charter Lions

The Westchester Comets will challenge the Lakeview Charter Lions at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Westchester is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Animo Bunche as they made off with a 21-6 victory. The Comets' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Meanwhile, Lakeview Charter got the win against East Valley on Wednesday by a conclusive 20-14. Considering the Lions have won eight games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Lakeview Charter has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 24.4 runs over those games. As for Westchester, they moved to 7-9 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak.