Morningside Academy and Westwood are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Morningside Academy Eagles will be playing at home against the Westwood Panthers at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Morningside Academy will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Morningside Academy can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Boca Raton Christian as Morningside Academy made off with a 20-4 victory.
Gianna DeRicco made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. DeRicco was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Morningside Academy got a big performance out of Meghan Enyart, who scored three runs while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Trinity Richards, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Westwood's offense. Their tough 17-0 defeat to Lincoln Park Academy on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. Westwood has not had much luck with Lincoln Park Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Morningside Academy's win bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Westwood, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything went Morningside Academy's way against Westwood in their previous meeting on March 11th as Morningside Academy made off with a 16-1 victory. Will Morningside Academy repeat their success, or does Westwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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