The Westwood Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Tradition Prep Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Westwood is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Westwood will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Palm Bay, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Westwood came out on top against Palm Bay by a score of 11-8 on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Westwood considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Jaylyn Monds made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. Monds was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Jabari Monds and Nolan Barnes did most of the damage at the plate: Monds scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Barnes scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Devan Warren was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Tradition Prep didn't have quite enough to beat Port St. Lucie last Thursday and fell 4-2. Tradition Prep has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The victory got Westwood back to even at 9-9. As for Tradition Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
Westwood might still be hurting after the 10-1 defeat they got from Tradition Prep in their previous meeting back in March. Can Westwood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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