River Forest had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They blew past the Griffith Panthers 11-2. River Forest might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four contests by nine runs or more this season.
Kaleb Short made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Short was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, River Forest got a massive performance out of Brandon Fergerson, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Fergerson has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Devin Rosenfeld was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
On Griffith's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mahdi Mroueh, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
River Forest pushed their record up to 4-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs per game. As for Griffith, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
River Forest will head out on the road to square off against Whiting at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. River Forest's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Whiting's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Griffith, they will be playing at home against Wheeler at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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