There's no place like home for Pine Forest, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They blew past the Westover Wolverines 16-0 on Friday. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 18-1 last Tuesday.
Aaliyah Roche was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Roche was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with three RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March of 2024.
Jaelyn Green
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jaelyn Green, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in stolen bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Mya Harris, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Pine Forest always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .840. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Westover only posted an OBP of .176.
The win got Pine Forest back to even at 2-2. As for Westover, they are on a 14-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Coming up, Pine Forest will welcome Western Harnett at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Western Harnett has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.25 runs per game on average), something Pine Forest will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Westover, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 16-0 defeat against Harnett Central on the 11th.
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