Baseball Recap: River Forest Ingots vs. Gary West Side Cougars
On Saturday, while River Forest put up plenty of runs, the same can't be said for Gary West Side. The River Forest Ingots blew past the Gary West Side Cougars 17-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for River Forest.
Kaleb Short was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Short was even better at the plate, going 2-for-2 with four stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Short is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
In other batting news, Sebastian Collazo IV and Brandon Fergerson did most of the damage at the plate: Collazo IV scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances, while Fergerson scored a run and stole two bases. Another player making a difference was Johnny Brock, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Gary West Side's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emmauel Smith, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
River Forest now has a winning record of 2-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Gary West Side by a score of 14-2 later that day.
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