Monroe is 0-10 against Forest Hills since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Monroe Redhawks will head out on the road to square off against the Forest Hills Yellow Jackets at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Monroe is is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 19th straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They suffered a rough 19-1 loss at the hands of Central Academy. That's two games in a row now that Monroe has lost by exactly 18 runs.
Monroe saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Vania Stevenson, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Forest Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. Their tough 17-7 loss to Charlotte Country Day School might stick with them for a while.
Aubrey Horne was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Monroe's defeat dropped their record down to 0-15. As for Forest Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 1-19.
Monroe suffered a grim 22-0 defeat to Forest Hills in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Forest Hills' Haylee Trull, who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Now that Monroe knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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