The Forest Bearcats are taking a road trip to challenge the North Forrest Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Forest and Raymond meet (two straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Bearcats blew past the Rangers 16-10. Considering the Bearcats have won three games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, North Forrest hadn't done well against Sacred Heart recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Eagles came out on top against the Crusaders by a score of 4-1. The matchup marked the Eagles' most dominant win of the season so far.
Chance Rogers spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on one hit and racked up eight Ks. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because North Forrest is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-4 otherwise.
At the plate, North Forrest's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jordyn Barnes, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI. Landon Hayes also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Forest is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs over those games. As for North Forrest, their record now sits at 3-5.
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