The Forest Hills Rangers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Clearfield Bison at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Forest Hills is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Penn Cambria (and have done all season long). Forest Hills never let Penn Cambria onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory on Wednesday. The high-scoring effort was just what Forest Hills needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Chase Williamson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Williamson was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
In other batting news, Tyler Orris was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nate Cornell, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Clearfield came tearing into Wednesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They won by a run and slipped past the Raiders 5-4.
Kamden Kushner was excellent, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Forest Hills is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Clearfield, they pushed their record up to 8-7 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Forest Hills has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Clearfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Forest Hills came up short against Clearfield in their previous matchup back in April of 2015, falling 7-3. Can Forest Hills avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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