The Forest Hill Falcons will stay at home for another game and welcome the Spanish River Sharks at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Forest Hill will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Last Thursday, Forest Hill made easy work of North Miami Beach and carried off a 17-1 win.
Forest Hill got a massive performance out of Wyatt Grimmett, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Carlos Bertematt, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Spanish River's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell 8-4 to Santaluces.
Dovydas Raciunas was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brennan Barczai was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Roman Zabala, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Forest Hill's victory bumped their record up to 10-13. As for Spanish River, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-10.
Forest Hill skirted past Spanish River 3-1 in their previous meeting back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Raciunas, who tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Forest Hill still be able to contain Raciunas? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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