Forest is 8-2 against West Port since February of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Forest Wildcats will challenge the West Port Wolf Pack at 7:00 p.m. Forest will be strutting in after a victory while West Port will be coming in after a loss.
On Tuesday, Forest got the win against Lake Weir by a conclusive 8-2. The win continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Hurricanes: they've now won six in a row.
Forest got a great performance from Jason Rodriguez as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. Rodriguez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.
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At the plate, Dillon Grace was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base. He has become a key player for Forest: the team is undefeated when he posts at least one home run, but 3-5 otherwise. Kyle Deranzio also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, West Port was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They came up short against Vanguard, falling 13-3.
Kasey Cadden was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and one double. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Manny Rivera, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Forest now has a winning record of 6-5. As for West Port, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Forest suffered a grim 18-8 defeat to West Port in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can Forest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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