The Carolina Forest Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the North Myrtle Beach Chiefs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Carolina Forest has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight losses, while North Myrtle Beach will come in with five straight victories.
Carolina Forest might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 4-3 to St. James, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Kylee Warehime made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Natalie Nesheiwat, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Myrtle Beach). Everything went their way against Socastee on Friday as North Myrtle Beach made off with an 18-4 win.
Sierra Bendik spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, North Myrtle Beach got a massive performance out of Izzy Bruno, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Bruno a new career-high in doubles (two). Kiera Olson was another key player, getting on base in four of her six plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and one double.
North Myrtle Beach kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 18 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.3 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 11.2.
North Myrtle Beach pushed their record up to 8-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Carolina Forest, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6-1.
Carolina Forest came up short against North Myrtle Beach in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 3-0. Can Carolina Forest avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
