Westwood is 1-9 against Southwest Georgia Academy since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Wildcats will head out to square off against the Warriors at 4:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Westwood will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Terrell Academy, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Wildcats were the clear victors by a 14-5 margin over the Eagles on Thursday.
Sam Summerlin was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Sherman, who went 2-for-5 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Southwest Georgia Academy came tearing into Tuesday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Eagles a 10-0 shutout. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Westwood has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.9 runs on average over those games. As for Southwest Georgia Academy, their victory was their tenth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-1.
Westwood suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Southwest Georgia Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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