The Forest Hill Falcons will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the North Miami Beach Chargers at 6:30 p.m. Forest Hill will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Last Tuesday, Forest Hill narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Olympic Heights 7-6.
The team relied heavily on Carlos Bertematt, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Andrew Moreira was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, North Miami Beach unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Downtown Doral by a score of 6-5.
Franklin Rivera spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits.
On the hitting side, North Miami Beach saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Jenkins, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Forest Hill's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-13. As for North Miami Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.
Forest Hill came out on top in a nail-biter against North Miami Beach when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 12-11. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was North Miami Beach's Jesus Rodriguez, who pitched five innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Forest Hill to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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