The Carolina Forest Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the West Brunswick Trojans at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Carolina Forest fell victim to Hartsville and their airtight pitching crew last Tuesday. They fell just short of the Red Foxes by a score of 1-0.
Connor Pellerin
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Connor Pellerin spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up eight Ks. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
The home team had come away the winner the last five times West Brunswick and Laney had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. West Brunswick came up short against Laney on Tuesday, falling 10-3. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Trojans, who until this game were averaging three runs allowed.
West Brunswick's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Carolina Forest, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Carolina Forest came out on top in a nail-biter against West Brunswick when the teams last played back in April of 2019, sneaking past 8-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carolina Forest since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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