Forest Hill barely beat Leonard the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Everything went the Forest Hill Falcons' way against the Leonard Lancers on Thursday as the Forest Hill Falcons made off with a 12-2 win. The Falcons not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since February 20th.

Yampiel Chavez
| 02/28/25 @ Royal Palm Beach | 3 |
| 02/25/25 @ Palm Beach Gardens | 3 |
| 02/20/25 @ Atlantic | 3 |
| 03/20/25 vs Leonard | 2 |
| 03/18/25 vs Santaluces | 2 |
| + 8 more games |
Ryan Gonzalez and Yampiel Chavez were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Gonzalez pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Chavez struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Furthermore, he didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in February. At the plate, Gonzalez scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Chavez scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 3-for-3. Chavez is becoming a predictor of Forest Hill's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 4-6 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Julian DeJesus was a standout: he went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February. Victor Garcia also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Forest Hill kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in four consecutive contests.
Forest Hill pushed their record up to 11-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Leonard, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-10.
Coming up, Forest Hill will head out to square off against Park Vista at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Leonard will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Santaluces at 6:30 p.m. on April 1st.
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