Baseball Recap: Westgate Snags Sixth Win in Last Eight Games

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

03/05/26 vs V.B. Glencoe Charter	22
02/21/26 vs Mentorship Academy	15
02/21/26 vs Mentorship Academy	15
02/21/26 vs Mentorship Academy	15
02/12/26 vs Peabody	10

While Westgate didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They put the hurt on the V.B. Glencoe Charter Gators with a sharp 22-0 victory on Thursday. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by six runs or more this season.

KARSON HARGRAVE made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. HARGRAVE was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on RAHIM ALEM, who fired off three triples, three runs, and three RBI while going 3-for-4. Those three triples gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was DAYLAN DOUCET, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs, one triple, and two RBI.

Westgate was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .533. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as V.B. Glencoe Charter only posted a batting average of .273.

Westgate has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.9 runs over those games. As for V.B. Glencoe Charter, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.

Westgate has already played their next matchup, a 14-2 victory against Northside on the 7th. V.B. Glencoe Charter has also already played their next game (against Centerville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.