Baseball Game Preview: Forest Hills Rangers vs. Westmont Hilltop Hilltoppers

Rangers

Runs

05/08/25 vs Chestnut Ridge	10
04/30/25 @ Central	6
04/25/25 vs Penns Valley Area	12
04/22/25 vs Greater Johnstown	10
+ 8 more games

Forest Hills has gone a perfect 9-0 against Westmont Hilltop recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Rangers will host the Hilltoppers at 4:30 p.m. Forest Hills is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.

Forest Hills' usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when Chestnut Ridge hitters got past them. The Rangers fell just short of the Lions by a score of 11-10 on Thursday. It was the first time this season that the Rangers let down their fans at home.

Nate Cornell and Chase Williamson stepped up to the plate in a big way. Cornell went 3-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run, while Williamson got on base in all five of his plate appearances with four runs and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Gage Ruddek, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one RBI.

Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Westmont Hilltop's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They lost 10-4 to Central Cambria.

Forest Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Westmont Hilltop, they now have a losing record of 8-9.

Everything went Forest Hills' way against Westmont Hilltop when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Forest Hills made off with an 8-0 win. Do the Rangers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hilltoppers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.