After three games on the road, Western is heading back home. They will take on the Fort Lauderdale Flying L at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Western fell victim to Neumann and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Celtics. The matchup marked that first time this year in which Western was not able to get on the board.
Western got a good showing from Jimmy Huard, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Huard has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 20 runs the game before, Fort Lauderdale were a bit more limited in their game on Monday. They suffered a rough 13-1 defeat at the hands of Cooper City. Fort Lauderdale has struggled against Cooper City recently, as their match on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Western's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Fort Lauderdale, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
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