Pine Forest came into Wednesday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the E.E. Smith Golden Bulls a 10-0 shutout on Wednesday. That's more bragging rights for Pine Forest, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Pine Forest let Aiden Holmes and James Williams loose on the outfield. Holmes scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while Williams went 1-for-1 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Ryan Temple, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Pine Forest's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-12. As for E.E. Smith, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 3-13.
Pine Forest will head out on the road to face off against Terry Sanford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pine Forest has given up an average of 7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for E.E. Smith, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Westover at 6:00 p.m. E.E. Smith is on a nine-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), Westover a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change.
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