Forest Hills entered their tilt with Bishop McCort on Tuesday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Crushers 8-1. The result was nothing new for the Rangers, who have now won eight matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Avery Smiach was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run and four runs. Those four runs gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Mylee Gdula was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI and two runs.
Forest Hills was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bishop McCort only posted a batting average of .048.
Rangers
| 05/06/25 vs Bishop McCort | 8-1 |
| 05/05/25 vs Greater Latrobe | 11-6 |
| 04/25/25 vs Penns Valley Area | 1-0 |
| 04/14/25 vs Somerset | 12-1 |
| 04/04/25 vs Bellefonte | 3-1 |
| + 12 more games |
Forest Hills' victory was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Bishop McCort, they now have a losing record of 7-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Forest Hills will head out to challenge Chestnut Ridge at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Bishop McCort, they will venture away from home to take on Marion Center at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Stingers' pitching crew has only allowed 1.1 runs per game this season, so the Crushers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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