Baseball Preview: Forbush Falcons vs. North Surry Greyhounds
The Forbush Falcons will be playing at home against the North Surry Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
North Surry is hoping to do on Thursday what East Surry couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Forbush's winning streak, which now stands at 15 games. Forbush's pitcher stepped up to hand East Surry a 10-0 shutout.
East Surry's batters probably weren't too happy with Gavin Maines, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 13 Ks (he gave up a single walk). Maines has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Forbush saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Thomas Conrad, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Hutchens, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, North Surry entered their tilt with West Wilkes with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Blackhawks 10-1.
Forbush's win was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-2. As for North Surry, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season.
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