Chapel Hill fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Westlake on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 9-8. The Panthers have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Brennan Austin stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jabari Walthour, who went 2-for-5 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs.
Chapel Hill's loss dropped their record down to 8-17. As for Westlake, they pushed their record up to 14-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
While Chapel Hill had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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