With a playoff win on the line, West rose to the challenge on Thursday. They skirted past the Maypearl Panthers 6-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Trojans have posted since May 1, 2025.
Trojans
| 04/30/26 vs Maypearl | 6-5 |
| 04/29/26 vs Maypearl | 4-1 |
| 04/27/26 @ Live Oak Classical | 8-1 |
The victory was the third in a row for West, bringing their record up to 7-9. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Maypearl, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-8.
West will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Panthers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled on Saturday.
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