There's no place like home for Forest, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the South Sumter Raiders 3-1. That's more bragging rights for Forest, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Forest got a great performance from Yamari Reynolds as she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Jaylyn Burnside was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
On South Sumter's side, Nathalie Williams was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run. Williams has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last four times she's played.
Forest's victory bumped their record up to 5-6. As for South Sumter, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.
Forest will be playing in front of their home fans against East Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. East Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 12.4 runs per game this season. As for South Sumter, they will head out on the road to square off against Vanguard at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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