It'll be a Battle of the Birds when Atlantic Eagles face off against Forest Hill Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Atlantic is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Atlantic lost 20-6 to American Heritage on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Forest Hill). They were the clear victors by a 26-8 margin over Atlantic two weeks ago. The high-scoring effort was just what the Falcons needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.
Murphie Ockunzzi was incredible, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and five RBI. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. Zuriely Solis was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Forest Hill always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .921. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Atlantic's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Forest Hill, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-10.
Atlantic suffered a grim 26-8 defeat to Forest Hill when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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