Softball Game Preview: Royal Palm Beach Wildcats vs. Forest Hill Falcons

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Royal Palm Beach and Forest Hill are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Wildcats will square off against the Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Royal Palm Beach's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last five games.

Royal Palm Beach is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Glades Central on Thursday as they made off with a 23-8 victory. The win continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now won eight in a row.

The team relied heavily on Valeria Mejia, who scored three runs and stole five bases while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, Forest Hill fell victim to Cardinal Newman and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They came up short against the Crusaders, falling 20-0. The Falcons have struggled against the Crusaders recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.

Royal Palm Beach's victory bumped their record up to 4-8. As for Forest Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12.

Forest Hill's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Royal Palm Beach hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .376. It's a different story for Forest Hill, though, as they've only averaged .156. Will they be able to contain Royal Palm Beach's hitters?

Royal Palm Beach suffered a grim 16-1 defeat to Forest Hill in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.