Westwood is 0-3 against Martin County since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Westwood Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Martin County Tigers at 6:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Westwood is is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Tuesday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 20-4 to Central, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Michaela Thomas was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kiara Melgar, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Martin County didn't have quite enough to beat John Carroll Catholic on Tuesday and fell 2-1. Martin County has struggled against John Carroll Catholic recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Martin County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maya Scotti, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Westwood's record is now 1-12. As for Martin County, their record is now 6-9.
Westwood suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Martin County when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Westwood, Bayli Legg* (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four 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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