Baseball Preview: Westview Warriors vs. Prairie Heights Panthers
Westview is 10-0 against Prairie Heights since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Westview Warriors will square off against the Prairie Heights Panthers at 5:00 p.m. Westview is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought match, but Westview had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Eastside.
Braden Kauffman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Micah Miller, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Prairie Heights was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They fell just short of Whitko by a score of 5-4.
Prairie Heights saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin White, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Westview's record is now 15-10. As for Prairie Heights, their record is now 3-20.
Prairie Heights' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Westview has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .435. It's a different story for Prairie Heights, though, as they've only averaged .349. Will they be able to contain Westview's hitters?
Westview took their win against Prairie Heights in their previous meeting on May 2nd by a conclusive 8-2. Will Westview repeat their success, or does Prairie Heights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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