It was a good run, but West Port unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They suffered a rough 13-1 loss at the hands of the Forest Wildcats. West Port was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the three games prior) but Forest's pitchers proved too tough.
West Port saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elizabeth Donken, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Forest's side, Yamari Reynolds tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Rilynn Fountain was a standout: she scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Naomi Meyer, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
West Port's defeat dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Forest, their victory bumped their record up to 12-10.
West Port will head out on the road to square off against Wildwood at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing isn't great for Wildwood: they have been struggling with seven straight losses at home, while West Port has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road. Forest will take on Lecanto at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Forest is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
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