The Maroa-Forsyth Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the Taylorville Tornadoes at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Maroa-Forsyth will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Maroa-Forsyth's hitters rose to the challenge against a Tigers pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.75 points allowed on Wednesday. Maroa-Forsyth was the clear victor by a 13-2 margin over Westville. Maroa-Forsyth might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five matches by ten runs or more this season.
Connor Kelly spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on nine hits.
On the hitting side, Zayn Giles was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Cayden Rose, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 16 runs the game before, Taylorville was a bit more limited in their game on Monday. They fell victim to a rough 11-1 defeat at the hands of Nokomis.
Maroa-Forsyth pushed their record up to 7-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.8 runs per game. As for Taylorville, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Maroa-Forsyth beat Taylorville 3-0 in their previous meeting back in March of 2019. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Taylorville's Luke Taylor, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Maroa-Forsyth to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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