The Forest Hills Eastern Hawks will venture away from home to square off against the Holland Christian Maroons at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Forest Hills Eastern knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Holland Christian likes a good challenge.
Forest Hills Eastern's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Forest Hills Central as they made off with a 10-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Rangers: they've now won eight in a row.
Raena Scully made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Scully was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That's the most hits she has posted over her last seven matches.
In other batting news, Forest Hills Eastern got a massive performance out of Emilee Nowicki, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base. Sophia Tabin was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run.
Forest Hills Eastern kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Forest Hills Central didn't got any hits.
Zeeland West typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday Holland Christian proved too difficult a challenge. They had just enough and edged out the Dux 6-5. The victory was some much needed relief for the Maroons as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Forest Hills Eastern pushed their record up to 21-9 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Holland Christian, they picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 9-12.
Forest Hills Eastern suffered a grim 22-11 defeat to Holland Christian in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Hawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
