Baseball Preview: East Forest/West Forest Fires vs. Clarion-Limestone Lions
East Forest/West Forest is 0-6 against Clarion-Limestone since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The East Forest/West Forest Fires will look to defend their home field against the Clarion-Limestone Lions at 4:00 p.m. Clarion-Limestone took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on East Forest/West Forest, who comes in off a win.
East Forest/West Forest is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over Venango Catholic on Friday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for East Forest/West Forest considering their two-run performance the game before.
Colton Kuntz made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out 14 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Kuntz was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three doubles, and three RBI.
In other batting news, Ezra Busch was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brendan Dunleavy, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Clarion-Limestone had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against Clarion Area on Monday. Clarion-Limestone has struggled against Clarion Area recently, as their match on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Clarion-Limestone saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tommy Smith, who went 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Coulson, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
East Forest/West Forest's win ended a 15-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-12. As for Clarion-Limestone, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-5.
East Forest/West Forest suffered a grim 27-0 defeat to Clarion-Limestone in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for East Forest/West Forest, Jordy Hesdon (who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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