Baseball Preview: East Gaston Warriors vs. Forestview Jaguars
The East Gaston Warriors will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Forestview Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. East Gaston is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
East Gaston's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Burns on Wednesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 8-0 walloping at the hands of the Bulldogs.
East Gaston saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Howell, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Forestview also failed to score in their most recent game. Their rough 11-0 loss to Kings Mountain on Friday might stick with them for a while. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Forestview in their matchups with Kings Mountain: they've now lost four in a row.
East Gaston's loss dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Forestview, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.
Forestview's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: East Gaston has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .433. It's a different story for Forestview, though, as they've only averaged .333. Will they be able to contain East Gaston's hitters?
East Gaston took their win against Forestview in their previous matchup back in February by a conclusive 8-1. Does East Gaston have another victory up their sleeve, or will Forestview turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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