Panthers
| 03/21/25 vs Socastee | 11 |
| 03/24/25 vs St. James | 10 |
| 03/19/25 @ Socastee | 10 |
| 03/18/25 vs Socastee | 10 |
| 03/28/25 vs St. James | 9 |
There's no place like home for Carolina Forest, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the St. James Sharks a 9-0 shutout on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won six matches by nine runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Parker Reavis, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep St. James off the board. Reavis has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Jackson Meyers was a standout: he scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Mark Allen Jr. also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Carolina Forest always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. James only posted an OBP of .222.
Carolina Forest pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 10.25 hits in those games compared to only 5.43 in the others. As for St. James, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Carolina Forest will face off against rival North Myrtle Beach at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Carolina Forest 2.5, North Myrtle Beach 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, St. James is set to take on their familiar foe Conway at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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