East Forest/West Forest is 0-5 against Karns City since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The East Forest/West Forest Fires will head out on the road to take on the Karns City Gremlins at 5:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
East Forest/West Forest took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Venango Catholic and snuck past 7-5. East Forest/West Forest's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Colton Kuntz made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 12 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Kuntz was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Auprel McLean, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Karns City has not done well against Freeport recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Karns City had just enough and edged Freeport out 3-2.
Like East Forest/West Forest, Karns City also got a great game from a two-way player: Jacob Jones. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing six innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Jones was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Jones wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Colton Christie, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
East Forest/West Forest's win ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-4. As for Karns City, their record now sits at 5-1.
East Forest/West Forest suffered a grim 23-0 defeat to Karns City in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for East Forest/West Forest, Mallick Metcalfe (who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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