Softball Game Preview: Carolina Forest Panthers vs. Conway Tigers

For the second straight game, Carolina Forest will face off against Conway. The Panthers will head out to challenge the Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Carolina Forest is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.

Carolina Forest's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Tuesday's struggle, when Conway hitters got past them. The Panthers lost 11-0 to the Tigers on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Panthers have suffered since March 24th.

For Conway's part, they got a massive performance out of Addison Fogle, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave Fogle a new career-high. Cayden Black was another key player, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.

Conway always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Carolina Forest only posted an OBP of .318.

Conway is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Carolina Forest, with the defeat, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 14-9-1.

Carolina Forest's speedy runners might be the difference in Wednesday's contest. The Panthers have been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Conway, though, as they've been averaging only 0.8 stolen bases. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Carolina Forest continue to outrun the ball? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.