Forest had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Vanguard Knights. That's more bragging rights for the Wildcats, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Noah Schoncheck
| 03/07/25 vs Vanguard | 4 |
| 03/19/24 vs Buchholz | 3 |
| 02/27/25 @ Newberry | 2 |
| 02/20/25 @ Dunnellon | 2 |
| 02/18/25 vs North Marion | 2 |
Noah Schoncheck was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ryan Vargas, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Robert Kohler was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
Forest was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Forest's record is now 7-5. As for Vanguard, they dropped their record down to 7-3 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Forest wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, an 8-3 defeat against Union County on the 10th. As for Vanguard, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 16-1 win against Crystal River on the 10th.
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