Baseball Preview: Forestview Jaguars vs. Palisades Pumas
The Forestview Jaguars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Palisades Pumas at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Forestview is out to stop a nine-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Forestview scored the most runs they've had all season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Ashbrook by a score of 12-10. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Forestview got a good showing from Isaac Aycock, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, James Bolinsky made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5.
Even though they lost, Forestview kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Palisades ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They had just enough and edged Stuart W. Cramer out 6-5. The win was just what Palisades needed coming off of a 16-4 defeat in their prior game.
Palisades let Israel Clase and Maximus Wearing loose on the outfield. Clase scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Wearing scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Wearing is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
Forestview's loss dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Palisades, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Forestview has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Palisades struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Forestview came out on top in a nail-biter against Palisades in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 10-8. Will Forestview repeat their success, or does Palisades have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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