Baseball Game Preview: Palmetto Mustangs vs. Westside Rams

The Palmetto Mustangs will square off against the Westside Rams at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

Last Friday, Palmetto came up short against Belton-Honea Path and fell 9-5. The defeat continues a trend for the Mustangs in their meetings with the Bears: they've now lost six in a row.

Meanwhile, Westside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 6-1 to Fountain Inn. That's two games in a row now that the Rams have lost by exactly five runs.

Westside got a good showing from Caleb Christian, who tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Christian has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Westside saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was MJ Lee, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

Palmetto's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Westside, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.