Baseball Game Preview: Westgate Tigers vs. David Thibodaux Bulldogs

By Team Reports Apr 5, 2024, 2:14am

Baseball Preview: Westgate Tigers vs. David Thibodaux Bulldogs

The Westgate Tigers will head out on the road to take on the David Thibodaux Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Westgate hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.

Last Tuesday, Westgate suffered a rough 20-2 defeat at the hands of North Vermilion.

Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, David Thibodaux made sure to put some runs up on the board against Cecilia on Thursday. Everything went David Thibodaux's way against Cecilia as David Thibodaux made off with a 13-3 victory.

Jack Schrader made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed five innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Schrader has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Schrader was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, Christopher Dickerson was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Wesley McQuillen was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.

Westgate's loss dropped their record down to 3-15. As for David Thibodaux, their record is now 7-14.

Westgate suffered a grim 22-10 defeat to David Thibodaux in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Can Westgate avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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