Forest has gone a perfect 10-0 against Lake Weir recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Forest Wildcats will head out to face off against the Lake Weir Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. Forest will be strutting in after a victory while Lake Weir will be coming in after a defeat.
Forest's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Vanguard.
Makenna Boyd
| 02/25/25 @ Vanguard | 7 |
| 02/21/25 vs Lake Minneola | 5 |
| 02/20/25 @ South Lake | 7 |
Not much got past Makenna Boyd, who gave up just a hit and racked up seven Ks to keep Vanguard off the board. Boyd has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts any time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Forest's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Mahri Lingle, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, Lake Weir was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 12-3 to Vanguard.
G Weidenbacher put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Weidenbacher was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple was her first of the season.
In other batting news, Mae Heald was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. She also put up a hit, which was her first of the season.
Lake Weir's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Forest, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Everything went Forest's way against Lake Weir in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Forest made off with a 14-1 victory. Will Forest repeat their success, or does Lake Weir have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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