The Holland Christian Maroons will take on the Forest Hills Eastern Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Holland Christian will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Zeeland West, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Maroons had just enough and edged out the Dux 6-5. The victory was some much needed relief for the Maroons as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Forest Hills Eastern entered their tilt with Forest Hills Central on Monday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Rangers a 10-0 shutout. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 16 contests by six runs or more this season.
Raena Scully was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Scully was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That's the most hits she has posted over her last seven matchups.
In other batting news, Emilee Nowicki was a standout: she got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base. Sophia Tabin was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run.
Forest Hills Eastern kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Forest Hills Central didn't got any hits.
Forest Hills Eastern pushed their record up to 21-9 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Holland Christian, their win bumped their record up to 9-12.
Holland Christian took their victory against Forest Hills Eastern in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 22-11 score. Will the Maroons repeat their success, or do the Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
