A feisty cat fight will be fought as Forest Wildcats face off against Dunnellon Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, Forest and Dunnellon will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Forest made easy work of Trenton and carried off a 14-4 victory. Considering the Wildcats have won six matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Michael Dominguez
| 03/18/25 vs Trenton | 4 |
| 03/06/25 @ West Port | 2 |
| 02/11/25 @ Eustis | 2 |
| 03/13/25 vs Lake Weir | 1 |
| 03/07/25 vs Vanguard | 1 |
Forest got a massive performance out of Michael Dominguez, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI and two runs. Those four RBI gave Dominguez a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Javier Molina, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Dominguez wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Forest kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. Forest is a perfect 5-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Dunnellon, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They came out on top against Lecanto by a score of 12-9 on Monday.
Jacob Fontanez was incredible, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Whitehead, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Dunnellon is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. Forest now has a winning record of 9-8.
Forest skirted past Dunnellon 9-7 when the teams last played back in February. Will Forest repeat their success, or does Dunnellon has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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