Langston Hughes is 0-5 against Westlake since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Langston Hughes Panthers are on the road again to play the Westlake Lions at 6:00 p.m. Langston Hughes will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Langston Hughes is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Banneker with a sharp 21-12 win on Friday. With that victory, the Panthers brought their scoring average up to 7.9 runs per game.
Lashanti Askew was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing six bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Lajoshlyn Mouton, who scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Langston Hughes always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .850. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Westlake was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They came up short against East Coweta, falling 19-0.
Langston Hughes' record now sits at 3-6. As for Westlake, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Langston Hughes has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Westlake struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Langston Hughes suffered a grim 14-1 defeat to Westlake in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Langston Hughes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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