Pine Forest is 0-3 against Pinecrest since March of 2016 but things could change on Wednesday. The Trojans will look to defend their home field against the Patriots at 7:00 p.m.
Pine Forest is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came up short against Hoke County on Tuesday, falling 10-4.
Ryan Temple was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. Those runs marked the first that he has scored this season. Another player making a difference was Ryan Geske, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, Pinecrest had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Jaguars. With that win, the Patriots brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Bryson Partington was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2025. The team also got some help courtesy of William Chopping, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI and one run.
Pinecrest always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .633. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Pinecrest's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Pine Forest, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Pine Forest came up short against Pinecrest in their previous meeting back in March of 2018, falling 3-0. Can the Trojans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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