Forest is 10-0 against Simsboro since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Forest Bulldogs will look to defend their home field against the Simsboro Tigers at 4:00 p.m. Forest has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with ten, while Simsboro will come in with four straight victories.
Last Thursday, Forest fell victim to a tough 14-2 loss at the hands of Family Community Christian.
Meanwhile, Simsboro can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Haynesville as Simsboro made off with a 10-3 win.
Carlei Wheeler made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Wheeler has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Wheeler was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jacoya Lewis was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Kennady King, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Forest's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Simsboro, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Forest was able to grind out a solid victory over Simsboro in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, winning 7-4. Will Forest repeat their success, or does Simsboro have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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