Lamar Christian is 4-0 against North Forrest since February of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Lamar Christian Lions will look to defend their home field against the North Forrest Eagles at 1:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Lamar Christian comes in on five and North Forrest on four.
On Thursday, Lamar Christian earned a 9-6 victory over Discovery Christian.
The team relied heavily on DJ Parhm, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last eight times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jude Baxter, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, North Forrest can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Heidelberg a 15-0 shutout. 15 seems to be a good number for North Forrest as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Landon Hayes made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Hayes was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, North Forrest got a big performance out of Brandon Harris, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Chancelor Rogers, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Lamar Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for North Forrest, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-7.
Saturday's match might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Lamar Christian has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .475. However, it's not like North Forrest struggles in that department as they've averaged .476. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went Lamar Christian's way against North Forrest in their previous meeting back in February as Lamar Christian made off with a 23-14 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hayes, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lamar Christian still be able to contain Hayes? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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