West Stanly is 10-0 against Forest Hills since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The West Stanly Colts will be playing in front of their home fans against the Forest Hills Yellow Jackets at 6:00 p.m. West Stanly is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, West Stanly gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They blew past North Davidson 12-2. West Stanly's victory was all the more impressive since North Davidson was averaging only 3.69 runs allowed on the season.
Lilly Hartsell was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Hartsell has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hartsell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Payton Watson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kennedy Austin, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Forest Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They suffered a tough 20-0 defeat at the hands of Piedmont.
Forest Hills saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dakota Slack, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
West Stanly's win bumped their record up to 11-6. As for Forest Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 1-15.
Everything went West Stanly's way against Forest Hills in their previous meeting back in March as West Stanly made off with a 19-0 victory. Does West Stanly have another victory up their sleeve, or will Forest Hills turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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