Baseball Game Preview: West Forsyth Wolverines vs. East Forsyth Broncos

The West Forsyth Wolverines will venture away from home to take on the East Forsyth Broncos at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. West Forsyth is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.

West Forsyth is headed into the game having just suffered their closest loss since April 4, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Lassiter by a score of 4-2. The matchup marked the Wolverines' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Seth Thornton

Batters Struck Out (Career)

02/25/25 vs Lassiter	8
02/11/25 vs Wesleyan	6
02/27/24 vs Alpharetta	5
02/15/25 @ Effingham County	4
03/27/24 vs Lambert	4

West Forsyth got a good showing from Seth Thornton, who didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave Thornton a new career-high.

At the plate, West Forsyth saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sanders Dyer, who went 1-for-2 with one double. That double marked the first that Dyer hit this season.

Meanwhile, East Forsyth fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Forsyth Central on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 5-4. The Broncos' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.

East Forsyth suffered their first road loss, dropping their record down to 6-3. As for West Forsyth, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.