River Forest is 1-9 against Whiting since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The River Forest Ingots will head out on the road to square off against the Whiting Oilers at 5:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
While River Forest has not struggled against Griffith recently, they managed to flip the script on Monday. River Forest was the clear victor by an 11-2 margin over Griffith. Winning may never get old, but River Forest sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Kaleb Short was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Short was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, River Forest got a massive performance out of Brandon Fergerson, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Fergerson has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Devin Rosenfeld, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, while Whiting put up plenty of runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Lake Station Edison. Whiting blew past Lake Station Edison 13-0.
Whiting let Nick Davenport and Beau Harbin loose on the outfield. Davenport went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs, while Harbin scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Kyle Denecke was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
River Forest pushed their record up to 4-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs per game. As for Whiting, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
River Forest might still be hurting after the 15-9 defeat they got from Whiting in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can River Forest avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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