The Forest Wildcats will venture away from home to face off against The Villages Charter Buffalo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Forest challenged Newberry on Thursday. Forest blew past Newberry 8-2.
Samuel Baderschneider looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
Dillon Grace
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On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Dillon Grace, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (three). Kyle Deranzio also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, The Villages Charter put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 15-3 margin over East Ridge. 15 seems to be a good number for the Buffalo as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Konnor Briggs looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up three earned runs off only one hit.
At the plate, Marcello Cortale was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Lincoln Gagne was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
The Villages Charter always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .647. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .528 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Forest now has a winning record of 5-4. As for The Villages Charter, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Forest came up short against The Villages Charter in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, falling 4-0. Can Forest avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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