The Forest Area Warriors will venture away from home to face off against the Pellston Hornets at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Forest Area's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Hale 10-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
Meanwhile, Pellston was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 17th straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against North Michigan Christian Academy, falling 16-10. On the bright side, the ten- run effort marked the Hornets' highest-scoring matchup to date.
Pellston saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Issac Groff, who went 3-for-4 with four runs, two stolen bases, and three RBI. Those stolen bases were Groff's first of the season. Another was Ethan Hickman, who earned one RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Forest Area's win bumped their record up to 5-10. As for Pellston, their loss dropped their record down to 0-14.
Forest Area was able to grind out a solid victory over Pellston when the teams last played back in May of 2024, winning 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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