Softball Recap: Forest Hills Eastern Extends Winning Streak to Five

Hawks

Previous 5 Games

04/01/25 @ Montague	17-7
04/01/25 @ Montague	14-2
03/26/25 vs West Catholic	16-10
03/26/25 vs West Catholic	8-7
03/21/25 @ Comstock Park	17-0

Forest Hills Eastern strolled into their game on Tuesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They were the clear victors by a 17-7 margin over the Montague Wildcats. While the Hawks didn't have the best season last year (they finished 2-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Forest Hills Eastern got a massive performance out of Emilee Nowicki, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Nowicki continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Sophia Tabin was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.

Forest Hills Eastern was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.

Forest Hills Eastern's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Montague, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-3.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Forest Hills Eastern will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against West Ottawa at 4:15 p.m. on the 16th. As for Montague, they will host Allendale at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.