Softball Game Preview: Parkwood Wolf Pack vs. Forest Hills Yellow Jackets

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03/25/25 - Home	15-0 W
04/30/24 - Home	16-1 W
04/08/24 - Home	15-0 W
03/05/24 - Away	18-0 W
04/18/23 - Home	16-0 W
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Parkwood is a perfect 10-0 against Forest Hills since March of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Wolf Pack will head out on the road to face off against the Yellow Jackets at 6:00 p.m. Parkwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.

For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last five times Parkwood and Piedmont have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Tuesday. The Wolf Pack lost 10-0 to the Panthers. The loss continues a trend for the Wolf Pack in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost three in a row.

Parkwood saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brinley Parker, who went 2-for-3 with one double.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Forest Hills). Everything went their way against Monroe on Monday as they made off with a 23-1 win. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Yellow Jackets as it put an end to their six-game losing streak.

Lylah Starnes made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Starnes was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits (two).

In other batting news, Laurieyata Cuthbertson was a standout: she scored three runs and stole six bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. Aubrey Horne was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4.

Forest Hills kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

Parkwood now has a losing record of 9-10. As for Forest Hills, the win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 2-16.

Parkwood took their victory against Forest Hills in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 15-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wolf Pack since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.