Baseball Game Preview: Lake Weir Hurricanes vs. Forest Wildcats

Lake Weir hasn't had much luck against Forest recently, but that could start to change on Monday. Lake Weir will face off against Forest at 4:30 p.m. Forest took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Lake Weir, who comes in off a win.

Lake Weir headed into their last contest having not scored more than two runs for three straight, but Wildwood let them put that streak behind them. Lake Weir put the hurt on Wildwood with a sharp 18-1 victory on Friday. The Hurricanes' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

D'Angelo Erazo

Runs

02/18/25 @ Leesburg	3
03/28/25 @ Wildwood	2
03/14/25 vs Crescent City	2
03/06/25 @ Interlachen	2
02/28/25 @ West Port	2
+ 6 more games

D'Angelo Erazo was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has become a key player for Lake Weir: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 3-11 otherwise. Travis Kiger also deserves some recognition as he scored his first runs of the season.

Lake Weir always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.

Meanwhile, Forest came up short against Vanguard on Friday and fell 7-3. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Forest saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Dominguez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base. Dominguez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

Forest's loss dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Lake Weir, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-11.

Lake Weir might still be hurting after the 15-5 defeat they got from Forest in their previous matchup on March 13th. Can Lake Weir avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.