Westside is 2-8 against Cross Creek since August of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Westside Patriots will be playing at home against the Cross Creek Razorbacks at 5:30 p.m.
Westside is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game dating back to last season on Wednesday. They came up short against Georgia School for Innovation & Classics, falling 21-2. One positive for Westside, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Cross Creek posted their biggest victory since September 25, 2023 on Thursday. Everything went their way against Academy of Richmond County as Cross Creek made off with a 20-5 win.
Cross Creek got a massive performance out of Brylyn Dressel, who scored three runs and stole five bases while going 2-for-2. With that strong performance, Dressel is now averaging an impressive 2 stolen bases per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddison Roberson, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cross Creek always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .852. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Academy of Richmond County only posted an OBP of .579.
Westside's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Cross Creek, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Westside suffered a grim 17-1 defeat to Cross Creek when the teams last played back in September of 2022. Can Westside avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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