Baseball Game Preview: Western Harnett Eagles vs. Westover Wolverines

By Team Reports Mar 21, 2024, 2:16am

Preview: Western Harnett Eagles vs. Westover Wolverines

Western Harnett is on a four-game streak of home losses, Westover a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Western Harnett Eagles will take on the Westover Wolverines at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Western Harnett had to settle for an 8-6 defeat against Union Pines.

Lawton Hickman was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ethan Mazurowski, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Westover's offense. They fell victim to a rough 15-0 loss at the hands of Harnett Central on Thursday.

Western Harnett's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Westover, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.

Everything went Western Harnett's way against Westover in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as Western Harnett made off with a 10-0 victory. Will Western Harnett repeat their success, or does Westover have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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