Baseball Recap: Forest Hills Central's Win Ends Five-Game Losing Streak at Home

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Previous 5 Games

04/30/25 - Home	5-3 W
04/30/25 - Home	6-8 L
04/21/23 - Away	6-5 W
04/27/18 - Away	9-1 W
04/27/18 - Neutral	3-4 L

Forest Hills Central had lost five games at home, but after bumping their record up to 7-7 on Wednesday that streak is in the rearview. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the West Ottawa Panthers 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Rangers have posted since March 26th.

As for West Ottawa, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-9. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss they have suffered since May 22, 2024.

For West Ottawa's part, Connor Knapp made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.

Coming up, West Ottawa will square off against East Kentwood at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Forest Hills Central will be paying especially close attention to the Panthers' contest: after the Panthers face off against the Falcons, they'll take on Forest Hills Central again at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.