The Forest Hills Central Rangers will square off against the Lowell Red Arrows at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Forest Hills Central has given up an average of 6.8 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Forest Hills Central fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against East Kentwood on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took an 11-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Falcons.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last three times Lowell and East Grand Rapids have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Tuesday. The Red Arrows fell just short of the Pioneers by a score of 7-6. That's two games in a row now that the Red Arrows have lost by just one run.
Lowell got a good showing from Caden Witten, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Furthermore, Witten didn't allow a single walk, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in March.
At the plate, Lowell got a big performance out of Johnny Pike, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Mason Brown was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI.
Lowell's defeat dropped their record down to 22-11-1. As for Forest Hills Central, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-13.
Forest Hills Central might still be hurting after the 7-0 defeat they got from Lowell in their previous matchup on May 9th. Will the Rangers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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