The Forbush Falcons have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the North Stanly Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Forbush: 1.7, North Stanly: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Forbush is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They had just enough and edged Pine Lake Prep out 3-2.
Gavin Maines made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Maines has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Maines was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Maines wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Riley Campbell, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, North Stanly earned a 4-1 win over Community School of Davidson on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for North Stanly.
Forbush's victory was their 15th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-2. As for North Stanly, their win bumped their record up to 23-4.
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