Carolina Forest hasn't had much luck against Aynor recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Blue Jackets at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Carolina Forest 2.7, Aynor 1.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Carolina Forest is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Loris, who was ranked tenth at the time (Carolina Forest was ranked 21st). The Panthers fell 6-3 to the Lions on Tuesday.
Mady Eason made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run. Another player making a difference was Kylee Warehime, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Aynor had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.6 runs) and they went ahead and made it 13 on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Sharks 3-1.
Carolina Forest's defeat dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Aynor, their victory bumped their record up to 17-3.
Carolina Forest skirted past Aynor 3-2 in their previous matchup back in March. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Blue Jackets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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