Softball Game Preview: Westwood Will Face Sebastian River

By Team Reports Apr 27, 2024, 6:16am

Softball Preview: Westwood Panthers vs. Sebastian River Sharks

Westwood is 1-6 against Sebastian River since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Westwood Panthers will square off against the Sebastian River Sharks at 6:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Westwood is is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game last 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Kiara Melgar, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.

Sebastian River lost 10-3 to Astronaut on Friday.

Rily Biggers was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Ava Porazzo was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.

Westwood's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Sebastian River, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-12.

Westwood suffered a grim 20-4 defeat to Sebastian River in their previous matchup on April 12th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sebastian River's Whitney Villars, who went 4-for-4 with four runs, three doubles, and three RBI. Now that Westwood knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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