The Quitman Panthers are taking a road trip to take on the North Forrest Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Quitman has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with 11 straight defeats, while North Forrest will come in with six straight wins.
St. Andrew's Episcopal hit Quitman with a four-run third inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Panthers came up short against the Saints, falling 11-1.
Meanwhile, North Forrest got the win against Collins on Tuesday by a conclusive 15-2. Considering the Eagles have won six games by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Chance Rogers made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Rogers was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of North Forrest's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 8-1 (and 4-5 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Landon Hayes was incredible, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Caiden Brown also deserves some recognition as he launched his first home run of the season.
North Forrest lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since the start of last season.
Quitman's loss dropped their record down to 3-19. As for North Forrest, their record is now 12-6.
Quitman suffered a grim 17-3 defeat to North Forrest in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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