Dunnellon lost against Forest back in February, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Dunnellon fell just short of Forest by a score of 9-7.
Gavin Whitehead
| 03/17/25 @ Crystal River | 3 |
| 02/14/25 @ Lake Weir | 3 |
| 03/25/25 @ Forest | 2 |
| 03/06/25 @ Belleview | 2 |
| 03/24/25 vs Lecanto | 1 |
| + 6 more games |
Gavin Whitehead was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Dunnellon's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 3-11 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Ayden Cox, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Dunnellon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. This was only their first loss (out of three games) when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Dunnellon's defeat dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Forest, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-8.
Looking ahead, Dunnellon will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Lake Weir at 7:00 p.m. Lake Weir has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.47 runs per game on average), something Dunnellon will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Forest, they will take on Trinity Catholic at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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