Forest Hills is 0-10 against West Stanly since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Forest Hills Yellow Jackets will head out on the road to take on the West Stanly Colts at 6:00 p.m.
Forest Hills fell victim to Piedmont and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 20-0 walloping at the hands of the Panthers. Forest Hills' loss continues an unfortunate trend for the squad, making it four in a row.
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.
Meanwhile, West Stanly can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. They blew past North Davidson 12-2. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for West Stanly considering their two-run performance the match before.
Lilly Hartsell made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched 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, Payton Watson was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Aliyah Rush, who scored two runs while going 4-for-4.
Forest Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 1-15. As for West Stanly, their win bumped their record up to 11-6.
Forest Hills suffered a grim 19-0 defeat to West Stanly when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hartsell, who struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Now that Forest Hills knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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