The Westwood Redhawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Irmo Yellowjackets at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Westwood earned a 7-3 win over Ridge View. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Westwood.
Kellen Moore was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier DeJesus, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Irmo came into Friday's matchup having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over Midland Valley on Friday. The win was just what Irmo needed coming off of a 9-1 defeat in their prior game.
Noah Slothower tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Irmo saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayllen Fray, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Westwood's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-9. As for Irmo, their win bumped their record up to 5-10.
Westwood took their victory against Irmo in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 7-1. Will Westwood repeat their success, or does Irmo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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