Softball Recap: Pine Forest Has No Trouble Against Overhills

Trojans

Margin (Wins)

03/28/25 @ E.E. Smith	17
03/04/25 @ Westover	17
04/09/25 vs Overhills	16
03/07/25 vs Westover	16
03/25/25 vs E.E. Smith	11

The home team had won the previous three meetings between Pine Forest and Overhills, and Pine Forest kept the tradition alive. The Trojans blew past the Jaguars 18-2 on Wednesday. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 11 runs or more this season.

Mya Harris was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Harris was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gracie Miller, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaliyah Roche, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2.

Pine Forest always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .704. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Pine Forest is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.4 runs over those games. As for Overhills, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.

Pine Forest will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Jaguars: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.