Baseball Game Preview: Lumberton Panthers vs. North Forrest Eagles

Lumberton has gone 8-2 against North Forrest recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Lumberton Panthers will host the North Forrest Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Lumberton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.

Lumberton is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Forrest County Agricultural just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 7-4 to the Aggies. The loss put an end to the Panthers' undefeated start to the season.

Tyler Morrison

Hits (Career)

02/25/25 @ Forrest County Agricultural	4
04/09/24 vs Enterprise	2
04/03/24 vs Salem	2
03/26/24 @ Sacred Heart	2
03/22/24 vs East Marion	2

Tyler Morrison was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 4-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (four). Another player making a difference was Johnny Crawford, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.

Meanwhile, North Forrest came up short against Puckett on Friday and fell 5-1.

Having lost for the first time this season, Lumberton fell to 5-1-1. As for North Forrest, they now have a losing record of 1-2.

Everything went Lumberton's way against North Forrest in their previous meeting on February 11th, as Lumberton made off with a 10-1 win. Does Lumberton have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Forrest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.