It was a good run, but North Star unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Saturday. They lost 11-4 to the Forest Hills Rangers. North Star has not had much luck with Forest Hills recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
North Star saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Yoder, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Forest Hills' side, Gage Ruddek made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Ruddek was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and two runs.
In other batting news, Tyler Orris was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Chase Williamson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
North Star's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-2. As for Forest Hills, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2.
North Star will take on Southern Fulton at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Southern Fulton: 2.6, North Star: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Forest Hills, they are on the road again on Monday to play Bishop Carroll at 4:30 p.m. One thing working in Forest Hills' favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three games.
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