Softball Recap: Forest Takes a Loss

It was a proper cat-fight when Forest duked it out with Buchholz on Monday. The Forest Wildcats lost 11-5 to the Buchholz Bobcats. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bobcats apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.

Mahri Lingle made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Rilynn Fountain, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.

Even though they lost, Forest hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive games.

Wildcats

Previous 5 Games

03/03/25 @ Buchholz	5-11
02/28/25 vs Lecanto	12-2
02/27/25 @ Lake Weir	14-2
02/25/25 @ Vanguard	4-0
02/21/25 vs Lake Minneola	6-7

The loss snapped Forest's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Buchholz, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Forest will welcome DeLand at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Buchholz, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Lake Weir at 7:00 p.m. Buchholz is facing Lake Weir at the right time seeing as Lake Weir is stuck on a five-game losing streak.