Forest Hill has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Olympic Heights Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Olympic Heights took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Forest Hill, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, it was close, but Forest Hill sidestepped Leonard for a 4-3 win. The victory was just what Forest Hill needed coming off of a 12-2 loss in their prior contest.
Jonathan De La Cruz looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Dominic Castro was incredible, scoring a run while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Carlos Bertematt, who went 2-for-5 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Olympic Heights was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Coral Glades. That's two games in a row now that Olympic Heights has lost by exactly four runs.
Olympic Heights also got a good showing from Nick Manning, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Olympic Heights saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Holston Solomon, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Olympic Heights didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Forest Hill's win bumped their record up to 8-9. As for Olympic Heights, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Forest Hill couldn't quite finish off Olympic Heights in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 and fell 5-3. Can Forest Hill avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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