Maroa-Forsyth is 4-0 against Heyworth since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Maroa-Forsyth Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Heyworth Hornets at 4:30 p.m. Maroa-Forsyth is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt want to keep things rolling.
Maroa-Forsyth proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by ten) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Okaw Valley out 2-0. Despite the victory, that was the fewest points Maroa-Forsyth has scored all season.
Ian Reid tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. Kaiden Maurer picked up the save, pitching 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Maroa-Forsyth's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tate Brandenburg, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Heyworth didn't have quite enough to beat Gillespie on Saturday and fell 3-1.
Maroa-Forsyth pushed their record up to 6-0 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Heyworth, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Everything went Maroa-Forsyth's way against Heyworth when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as Maroa-Forsyth made off with a 13-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Maroa-Forsyth since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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