Softball Preview: Westwood Panthers vs. Master's Academy Patriots
Westwood is 0-8 against Master's Academy since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Westwood Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Master's Academy Patriots at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Westwood is is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Tuesday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 20-4 to Central, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Michaela Thomas was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kiara Melgar, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Master's Academy suffered a rough 11-1 loss at the hands of Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy on Thursday. Master's Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Master's Academy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Scarlett Grall, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Westwood's defeat dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Master's Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Westwood has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Master's Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Westwood might still be hurting after the 24-4 defeat they got from Master's Academy in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Master's Academy's Aubrey Grall, who struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Now that Westwood knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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