The Forestview Jaguars will challenge the Bessemer City Yellow Jackets at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Forestview and seven for Bessemer City.
East Gaston hit Forestview with a six-run first inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Jaguars took an 11-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors. That's two games in a row now that the Jaguars have lost by exactly three runs.
Martin Liwosz
| 03/25/25 @ Ashbrook | 3 |
| 03/06/25 vs Bessemer City | 3 |
| 04/21/25 vs East Gaston | 2 |
| 03/27/25 vs Ashbrook | 2 |
| 04/17/25 @ Stuart W. Cramer | 1 |
| + 7 more games |
Martin Liwosz was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. He has become a key player for Forestview: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Benjamin Denton, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run.
Meanwhile, Bessemer City lost 9-1 to Stuart W. Cramer on Monday.
Bessemer City's defeat dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Forestview, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Forestview has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Bessemer City struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 5.4 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Forestview's way against Bessemer City in their previous matchup back in March, as Forestview made off with a 16-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Jaguars since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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