Forest is 8-2 against Vanguard since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. Forest will head out to take on Vanguard at 6:30 p.m. Forest is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Forest didn't have quite enough to beat Trinity Catholic and fell 7-6. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Celtics recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Dillon Grace
| 03/06/25 @ West Port | 3 |
| 03/27/25 @ Trinity Catholic | 2 |
| 03/13/25 vs Lake Weir | 2 |
| 02/27/25 @ Newberry | 2 |
| 02/20/25 @ Dunnellon | 2 |
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Dillon Grace made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. He has become a key player for Forest: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 5-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Vargas, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Vanguard waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They came out on top against the Red Devils by a score of 7-3.
Vanguard let Bobby Blanco and Gavin Aiton run wild. Blanco scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Aiton scored a run and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Blanco a new career-high in RBI (three). Nate Navarro also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Vanguard was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.
Vanguard's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-3. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Forest, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.
Forest beat Vanguard 8-4 in their previous matchup on March 7th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Forest since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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