After a string of three wins, United's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They lost 15-4 to the Forest Hills Rangers.
Caden McCully and Isaac Worthington stepped up to the plate in a big way. McCully scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Worthington scored a run while going 1-for-2. McCully has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Thomas, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Forest Hills' side, Kaden Christ was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Christ was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tyler Orris, who fired off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Chase Williamson, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
United's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Forest Hills, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
United will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Berlin Brothersvalley at 1:00 p.m. United is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Forest Hills, they will head out on the road to take on North Star at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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