Westview has been on the road for four straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Peabody Golden Tide at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Westview is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Jackson North Side 18-3. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Westview with their most commanding win of the season.
Westview got a great performance from Jack Wiley as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Wiley has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Westview let Anderson Cary and Sam Shelley loose on the outfield. Cary scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Shelley scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Brett McGuffin, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Peabody can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak thanks to their game on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Crockett County out 5-3.
The win got Westview back to even at 10-10. As for Peabody, their victory ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-13.
Westview came up short against Peabody in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, falling 10-5. Thankfully for Westview, Jett McAlister (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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