The Forest Park Panthers will head out on the road to challenge Drew at 5:55 p.m. on Monday. Forest Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
While Forest Park didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over Creekside on Friday. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Seminoles recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Forest Park let Aaron Booker and Mark Washington run wild. Booker scored three runs and stole Four bases., while Washington scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-2. With that strong performance, Booker is now averaging an impressive 1.2 stolen bases per game. Jaheem Williams also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, Drew was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 18th straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 24-2 to Jackson.
Forest Park pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 8.25 strikeouts in those games compared to only 3.75 in the others. As for Drew, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Forest Park took their win against Drew in their previous meeting back in March of 2022 by a conclusive 23-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Forest Park 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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