After flying high against DeLand last Wednesday, Forest came back down to earth. The Forest Wildcats fell 5-2 to the Yulee Hornets on Saturday.
Forest saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was AMARI ESTRADA, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Yulee's side, Kyleigh Golden was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and only one walk). Golden was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Samantha Joiner, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played.
Forest now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Yulee, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.
Forest will challenge Bishop Kenny at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Forest is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Yulee, they will face off against Land O' Lakes at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Land O' Lakes' pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Yulee's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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