On Saturday, while River Forest put up plenty of runs, the same can't be said for Gary West Side. The River Forest Ingots blew past the Gary West Side Cougars 17-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for River Forest.
Kaleb Short was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Short was even better at the plate, going 2-for-2 with four stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Short is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
In other batting news, Sebastian Collazo IV and Brandon Fergerson did most of the damage at the plate: Collazo IV scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances, while Fergerson scored a run and stole two bases. Another player making a difference was Johnny Brock, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Gary West Side's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emmauel Smith, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
River Forest now has a winning record of 2-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Gary West Side by a score of 14-2 later that day.
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