Baseball Recap: Akron-Westfield Wins Going Away Against Gehlen Catholic

Akron-Westfield had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Gehlen Catholic on Thursday. The Westerners blew past the Jays 15-5. The Westerners might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matches by six runs or more this season.

Akron-Westfield has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Gehlen Catholic, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-13.

Akron-Westfield didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 11-1 win against Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn on the 5th. Gehlen Catholic has also already played their next match (against Newell-Fonda), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.