Westwood's game last Tuesday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. They blew past the Pataula Charter Academy Panthers 11-5. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Westwood considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Cade Swilley made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. Swilley was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaden Gunn, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Karson Barwick, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Pataula Charter Academy's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Henry Holley, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Westwood is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Pataula Charter Academy, they dropped their record down to 6-8 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
Westwood will take on Fullington Academy at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. As for Pataula Charter Academy, they will head out on the road to square off against Webster County at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pataula Charter Academy is facing Webster County at the right time seeing as Webster County is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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