The Forest Park Panthers will head out to challenge the Midtown Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Forest Park has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight defeats, while Midtown will come in with five straight wins.
Forest Park is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Pace Academy on Thursday. They lost 19-0 to the Knights. The match marked the first time this season in which the Panthers were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Midtown got the win against KIPP Atlanta Collegiate on Monday by a conclusive 18-2. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won four games by 12 runs or more so far this season.
Adrienne Bartlett made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Bartlett was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in both of her plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Myla Marshall, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Megan Bookspun, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Midtown always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .958. The last time their OBP was this high was was before the start of last season.
Forest Park's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Midtown, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
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