Baseball Preview: Western Harnett Eagles vs. Westover Wolverines
Western Harnett is 5-0 against Westover since March of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Western Harnett Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Westover Wolverines at 6:00 p.m. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses for Western Harnett and eight for Westover.
Western Harnett's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Triton on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Western Harnett's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Western Harnett saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryson Pope, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Westover didn't have quite enough to beat E.E. Smith on Tuesday and fell 4-2.
Even though they lost, Westover didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Western Harnett's record is now 4-14. As for Westover, their record now sits at 1-8.
Everything went Western Harnett's way against Westover when the teams last played back in March as Western Harnett made off with a 12-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Western Harnett since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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