The Apalachee Wildcats will square off against the West Forsyth Wolverines at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Tuesday, Apalachee got the win against Clarke Central by a conclusive 9-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Autumn Matherly made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Matherly was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kali Rosbury, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Destiny Montgomery was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, West Forsyth never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 12-0 margin over South Forsyth.
Elizabeth Bare looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Madi Heine was incredible, firing off two home runs and six RBI while going 2-for-3. What's more, she also posted a .667 OBP, which is the highestshe's posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Paige Carroll, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, West Forsyth always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .593. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 35.8% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 43.2%.
The win got Apalachee back to even at 11-11. As for West Forsyth, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-12 record this season.
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