Southwest Georgia Academy is 10-0 against Westwood since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Southwest Georgia Academy Warriors will challenge the Westwood Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Southwest Georgia Academy has 14 straight wins, Westwood has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Westwood's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Thursday: Southwest Georgia Academy didn't have allowed a single run the last seven times they've hit the field. Southwest Georgia Academy blew past Tiftarea Academy 8-0 on Tuesday. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matches by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Westwood came up short against Southland Academy on Tuesday, falling 7-1. The contest marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Bentley Palmer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and five unearned) runs on ten hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Westwood saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Payton Sherman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Southwest Georgia Academy pushed their record up to 14-0 with that victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Westwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Southwest Georgia Academy took their win against Westwood when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 16-0. Does Southwest Georgia Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Westwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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