The West Forsyth Wolverines will face off against the Forsyth Central Bulldogs at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as West Forsyth comes in on three and Forsyth Central on eight.
West Forsyth barely beat Lambert the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Wolverines never let the Longhorns get on the board and left with a 9-0 victory on Friday.
Jacob Sheckter
| 03/21/25 vs North Forsyth | 3 |
| 02/21/25 vs King's Ridge Christian | 4 |
| 02/28/25 @ East Forsyth | 4 |
| 03/28/25 vs Denmark | 4 |
| 03/14/25 vs South Forsyth | 5 |
The result came thanks to Jacob Sheckter's shutout, as he gave up just a hit and racked up 14 Ks. Those 14 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, West Forsyth let Colton Sweat and Colt Carmichael run wild. Sweat went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one triple, and two RBI, while Carmichael scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Sweat has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Gunnar Ponche was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Forsyth Central won against South Forsyth on Tuesday with eight runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. The Bulldogs came out on top against the War Eagles by a score of 8-3. The game was the first time the Bulldogs have beaten the War Eagles on their field since March 8, 2023.
Forsyth Central pushed their record up to 14-11 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for West Forsyth, their win bumped their record up to 17-10.
West Forsyth suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Forsyth Central in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Wolverines avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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