There's no place like home for Forest Park, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Wednesday. They walked away with a 13-9 victory over the Lovejoy Wildcats on Thursday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Forest Park also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Jacoby Hendricks made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and seven unearned) runs off seven hits. Hendricks has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hendricks was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Terrance Pree was incredible, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with four RBI, two doubles, and a stolen base. Kaleb Harper was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
On Lovejoy's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Finkley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Tykwon Carpenter, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Forest Park's win bumped their record up to 6-10. As for Lovejoy, they dropped their record down to 8-9 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Forest Park will have a chance to go back-to-back against Lovejoy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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