The Forest Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the North Marion Colts at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Forest sitting on three straight wins and North Marion on four.
Forest put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past Vanguard 10-0.
The team relied heavily on Robert Kohler, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last nine times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Smith, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Meanwhile, North Marion was able to grind out a solid victory over Vanguard on Thursday, taking the game 4-1.
Kade Walton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up eight Ks. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, Tucker Jones was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Rowan Quartararo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Forest's record is now 13-3. As for North Marion, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Forest has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like North Marion struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Forest came up short against North Marion in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 3-0. Thankfully for Forest, Karson Lindsey (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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