The Forest Hills Rangers will head out to challenge the Clearfield Bison at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Forest Hills is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season.
Forest Hills lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Bishop Carroll, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Tuesday's match. The Rangers blew past the Huskies 18-3 on Tuesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Xander Richardson was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Richardson was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off three triples, four runs, and one RBI while going 3-for-3. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March of 2024.
Bryce Roberts
| 04/15/25 vs Bishop Carroll | 2 |
| 05/01/24 vs Bishop McCort | 1 |
| 04/30/24 vs Central Cambria | 1 |
| 04/10/24 @ Westmont Hilltop | 1 |
| 03/28/24 @ Penn Cambria | 1 |
In other batting news, Forest Hills got a massive performance out of Bryce Roberts, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. The dominant performance also gave Roberts a new career-high in doubles (two). Nate Cornell was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI.
Forest Hills always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .710. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Clearfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Philipsburg-Osceola, falling 9-3.
Kam Kushner made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Hayden Rumsky also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Forest Hills has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Clearfield, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Clearfield's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Forest Hills has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.1 hits per game. It's a different story for Clearfield, though, as they've been averaging 9.4 hits. Given Forest Hills' sizable advantage in that area, the Bison will need to find a way to close that gap.
Forest Hills couldn't quite get it done against Clearfield in their previous matchup back in April of 2015 as they fell 7-3. Can the Rangers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
