Westwood is 2-8 against Palm Bay since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Westwood Panthers will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Palm Bay Pirates at 4:30 p.m.
Westwood is coming home looking for redemption after taking a loss in their road opener. They fell just short of Leonard by a score of 9-8 on Monday.
Hector Perez Ortiz was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Palm Bay got the win against Calvary Chapel Academy on Monday by a conclusive 13-3.
Jacob Hines was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, he also racked up three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March of 2024. He was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jaymen Myer was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (two). Nolan Werle was another key player, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Palm Bay always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Calvary Chapel Academy only posted an OBP of .286.
Westwood was able to grind out a solid victory over Palm Bay in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 11-8. Does Westwood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Palm Bay turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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