After four games on the road, Forest is heading back home. They will take on the North Marion Colts at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Forest is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
Forest fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Trinity Catholic on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Celtics by a score of 6-5.
Robert Kohler made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Williar, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday North Marion sidestepped Providence School for an 8-7 win.
The team relied heavily on Luis Reyes, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was CJ Sayler, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Forest's defeat dropped their record down to 14-5. As for North Marion, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-10 record this season.
Forest came up short against North Marion in their previous meeting last Friday, falling 7-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Marion's Ayden Gonzalez, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Now that Forest knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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