Baseball Game Preview: Forest Hill Patriots vs. South Pike Eagles

The Forest Hill Patriots are taking a road trip to challenge the South Pike Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Pike took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Forest Hill, who comes in off a win.

Forest Hill will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run last Friday, then bounced right back against Provine on Tuesday. Forest Hill blew past Provine 15-3. Considering the Patriots' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.

Khadarius Johnson

Hits Against

03/03/25 @ Meridian	8
03/07/25 vs Meridian	2
03/11/25 vs Provine	1
02/26/25 @ Murrah	1

Khadarius Johnson made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has become a key player for Forest Hill: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one hit, but 0-3 otherwise. Johnson was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-3. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in February of 2024.

In other batting news, Forest Hill let Charles Barry Jr. and Stavius Gray Jr. run wild. Barry Jr. scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Gray Jr. scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Those runs marked the first that Barry Jr. scored this season. Another player making a difference was Matthew Griffin, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two RBI.

Forest Hill always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .588. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, South Pike was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 17-2 to Natchez.

Michael Weatherspoon made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.

Forest Hill moved to 2-4 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak. As for South Pike, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.

Forest Hill came up short against South Pike in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 12-7. Can Forest Hill avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.