Forest Hill has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the South Fork Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Forest Hill's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Spanish River on Tuesday. They fell 3-0 to the Sharks. The match marked the first time this year in which Forest Hill was not able to get on the board.
Jonathan De La Cruz was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Forest Hill didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Spanish River only tossed four.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for South Fork's offense. They fell just short of Cardinal Newman by a score of 2-0 on Tuesday.
Quinn Sanderson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits.
Forest Hill's record now sits at 10-14. As for South Fork, their record now sits at 12-11.
Forest Hill might still be hurting after the 9-2 defeat they got from South Fork when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Forest Hill, Grant Jones (who went 4-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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