Forest Park is 1-7 against Pike Central since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Forest Park Rangers will head out on the road to face off against the Pike Central Chargers at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Forest Park is is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to Heritage Hills.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Pike Central's offense. They lost 7-0 to North Posey on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Pike Central has lost by exactly seven runs.
Pike Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brailey Mills, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Forest Park's defeat dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Pike Central, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Forest Park hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Pike Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Forest Park might still be hurting after the 18-1 loss they got from Pike Central in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Forest Park avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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