Softball Preview: North Gaston Wildcats vs. Forestview Jaguars
The North Gaston Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Forestview Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Gaston is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
North Gaston lost 11-1 to Crest on Friday.
Kayra Brown was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Forestview gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They never let Huss onto the board and left with a 16-0 victory. The win was nothing new for Forestview as they're now sitting on three straight.
Kaitlyn Baker was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Blair Riley, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
North Gaston's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Forestview, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
North Gaston might still be hurting after the 16-2 loss they got from Forestview when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Forestview's Olivia Hensley, who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Now that North Gaston knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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