There's no place like home for Forest, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 15-5 margin over the Lake Weir Hurricanes on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Hurricanes: they've now won seven in a row.
CJ Parrish
CJ Parrish looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Forest is 4-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 4-6 otherwise.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Dillon Grace, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, six RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Noah Schoncheck, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Forest was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake Weir only posted a batting average of .211.
Forest now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Lake Weir, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-9.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Forest will take on Harmony at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Lake Weir, they will welcome Crescent City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lake Weir has given up an average of 8.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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