It was a Battle of the Birds when Klein Forest challenged Foster on Friday. The Klein Forest Eagles fell just short of the Foster Falcons by a score of 8-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Eagles have suffered since March 26, 2024.
Damien Baxter
| 02/28/25 vs Foster | 2 |
| 02/27/25 vs College Park | 1 |
| 02/21/25 vs Eisenhower | 1 |
| 02/23/24 vs Royal | 1 |
Damien Baxter was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaiden Sziy, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Klein Forest always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .586. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Klein Forest has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-3-1 record this season. The win made it two in a row for Foster and bumps their season record up to 4-5.
Looking ahead, Klein Forest will be taking part in a tournament against George Ranch at 1:40 p.m. on Saturday. As for Foster, they will take on Klein Collins in a tournament on Saturday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
