The Forest Park Panthers will take on the M.L. King Lions at 5:55 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Forest Park has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Forest Park took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past Mays 7-6. The win was some much needed relief for the Panthers as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Erin Smith was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3. Yaretsi Magana was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing three bases.
Forest Park didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, M.L. King was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against Creekside, falling 16-1.
Forest Park's victory bumped their record up to 6-7. As for M.L. King, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Forest Park came out on top in a nail-biter against M.L. King in their previous matchup back in August, sneaking past 27-26. Will Forest Park repeat their success, or does M.L. King have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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