After three games on the road, Forest is heading back home. They will take on the West Port Wolf Pack at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Forest stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Lake Weir a 12-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Forest considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Kaden Smith was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Smith was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
In other pitching news, Jackson Owen looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Brock White was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Noah Schoncheck, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, everything went West Port's way against Interlachen on Tuesday as West Port made off with a 14-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for West Port.
West Port got a massive performance out of Ricardo Soto, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Aiton, who went 1-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Forest is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for West Port, their victory bumped their record up to 5-12.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Forest has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like West Port struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Forest might still be hurting after the 18-8 defeat they got from West Port in their previous matchup back in March. Will Forest have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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