The McLaurin Tigers will face off against the North Forrest Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. McLaurin has given up an average of 7.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
McLaurin is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Raymond 24-14 on Friday. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Rangers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Braylen Tillis made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Tillis was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Jamari Horton was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all six of his plate appearances.
McLaurin was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .711. The last time their batting average was this high was back in February of 2024.
Meanwhile, North Forrest didn't have quite enough to beat Lumberton on Friday and fell 8-6. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost three in a row.
Logan Hall was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Landon Hayes was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
North Forrest's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for McLaurin, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
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