Baseball Recap: Make It Seven in a Row for Forest Hills Northern

Huskies

Previous Games

05/03/25 vs Traverse City Central	7-6
05/03/25 vs Traverse City Central	3-1
04/30/25 vs Ottawa Hills	15-0
04/28/25 @ Ottawa Hills	16-1
04/28/25 @ Ottawa Hills	16-0
+ 2 more games

Forest Hills Northern had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Saturday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 7-6 W against the Traverse City Central Trojans. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 3-1 on Saturday.

The team relied heavily on Justin St. Antoine, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. He has become a key player for Forest Hills Northern: the team is 4-2 when he posts at least two runs, but 5-6 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Mateo Rodriguez, who earned one run and three stolen bases.

Forest Hills Northern's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-8. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Traverse City Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-6.

Forest Hills Northern and Traverse City Central could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings. The Huskies (ranked 201st) will meet East Grand Rapids (ranked 52nd) at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Traverse City Central will take on Forest Hills Eastern at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday with a big rank disadvantage (138 vs. 22).