The West Forsyth Wolverines will host the Apalachee Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
West Forsyth's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past South Forsyth 12-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wolverines.
Elizabeth Bare looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Madi Heine was incredible, firing off two home runs and six RBI while going 2-for-3. Those two home runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Paige Carroll, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, West Forsyth always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .593. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 35.8% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 43.2%.
Meanwhile, Apalachee got the win against Clarke Central on Tuesday by a conclusive 9-1.
Autumn Matherly made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Matherly was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kali Rosbury, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Jordan Turner was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
West Forsyth has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-12 record this season. As for Apalachee, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.
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