After two games on the road, Westwood is heading back home. They will take on the Citizens Christian Academy Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Westwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Westwood had to settle for a 6-4 defeat against Georgia Christian.
Westwood saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryce Roberts, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Cade Swilley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Citizens Christian Academy had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Monday. They skirted past the Cougars 4-2. That's two games straight that Citizens Christian Academy has won by exactly two runs.
Jonathan Rutland spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on one hit and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, Blake Bryant was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and a stolen base. Taeven Harden was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Westwood dropped their record down to 8-6 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Citizens Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season.
Westwood suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Citizens Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Citizens Christian Academy's Thomas Gentry, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Now that Westwood knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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