Softball Game Preview: Carolina Forest Panthers vs. Aynor Blue Jackets

Carolina Forest is 1-7 against Aynor since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Panthers will face off against the Blue Jackets at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Carolina Forest 3.6, Aynor 0.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.

On Wednesday, Carolina Forest didn't have quite enough to beat North Myrtle Beach and fell 6-4.

Carolina Forest saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Natalie Nesheiwat, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another was Kylee Warehime, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double.

Meanwhile, Aynor waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 15-0 shutout. The Blue Jackets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.

Aynor's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs over those games. As for Carolina Forest, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7-1.

Carolina Forest might still be hurting after the 12-1 defeat they got from Aynor in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.