The Rensselaer Central Bombers are on the road again on Thursday to play the River Forest Ingots at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, Rensselaer Central needed a bit of extra time to put away Tri-County. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Cavaliers and snuck past 9-7.
Meanwhile, River Forest's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Hammond Morton a 4-0 shutout.
Not much got past Kaleb Short, who gave up just five hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Hammond Morton off the board. Short has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Brandon Fergerson was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Walter Jaime, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Rensselaer Central's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-17. As for River Forest, they pushed their record up to 14-7 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
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