The North Forrest Eagles will head out to square off against the McLaurin Tigers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
North Forrest is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell just short of Lumberton by a score of 8-6 on Friday. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Logan Hall made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Landon Hayes, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, McLaurin got the win against Raymond on Friday by a conclusive 24-14. The game marked the Tigers' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Braylen Tillis made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Tillis was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jamari Horton, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all six of his plate appearances.
McLaurin was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .711. The last time their batting average was this high was back in February of 2024.
The win made it two in a row for McLaurin and bumps their season record up to 3-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.5 runs over those games. As for North Forrest, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
North Forrest skirted past McLaurin 10-9 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Forrest 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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