Forbes Road will square off against the Southern Fulton Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Forbes Road is looking for their season's first win.
Forbes Road couldn't beat Mercersburg Academy on Tuesday even though they stacked four runs on them in the second inning. Forbes Road came up short against Mercersburg Academy, falling 17-7.
Forbes Road got a massive performance out of Mykenzie Vinson, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Kadee Oakman, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run.
Meanwhile, Southern Fulton made easy work of North Star on Tuesday and carried off a 19-2 victory. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by ten runs or more this season.
Claire Harvey made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Harvey was even better at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, six RBI, and three runs. Those three runs gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Southern Fulton got a massive performance out of Kamryn Pittman, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs and one RBI. Those four runs gave Pittman a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lakyin Hixson, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.
Southern Fulton kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Star only managed three hits.
Southern Fulton has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Forbes Road, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Forbes Road suffered a grim 11-4 defeat to Southern Fulton in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can Forbes Road avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
