The Pine Lake Prep Pride will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Forbush Falcons. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pine Lake Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Everything went their way against West Stokes as Pine Lake Prep made off with a 15-3 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Pine Lake Prep considering their one-run performance the game before.
Michael Heis was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Heis has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Heis was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Carter Helein was a standout: he scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. EJ Lewis, Jr. was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Forbush entered their tilt with Surry Central with 16 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 17. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Golden Eagles a 12-0 shutout on Wednesday.
Pine Lake Prep has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Forbush, they pushed their record up to 24-2 with that win, which was their 14th straight at home.
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