Baseball Game Preview: Central Cobras vs. Westwood Panthers

Cobras

Runs

04/03/26 vs Northmont	2
03/27/26 @ Centennial	10
03/26/26 @ Sebastian River	11
03/25/26 vs Conifer	4
03/24/26 vs Centennial	8
+ 12 more games

Central has gone a perfect 10-0 against Westwood recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Cobras are taking a road trip to take on the Panthers at 3:30 p.m. Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.

Central is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs last Friday, they were much more limited against Northmont on Friday. They came up short against the Thunderbolts, falling 21-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Cobras have suffered since March 10th.

Kamai Purce was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Westwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 13-11 heartbreaker at the hands of Port St. Lucie. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Panthers have suffered since March 24, 2025.

Westwood's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-7.

Everything went Central's way against Westwood when the teams last played back in March, as Central made off with a 13-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cobras since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.