The Forest Hill Falcons will head out on the road to square off against the King's Academy Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Forest Hill has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight losses, while King's Academy will come in with four straight wins.
Last Thursday, Forest Hill didn't have quite enough to beat Palm Beach Gardens and fell 10-9. That's two games in a row now that the Falcons have lost by just one run.
Victor Garcia was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. Another player making a difference was Nick Seal, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, King's Academy beat Calvary Christian Academy 4-1 on Thursday.
Daniel Cabrera looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Nolan Payne was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Alec Cabrera, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
King's Academy hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Calvary Christian Academy struck out seven times.
King's Academy pushed their record up to 13-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Forest Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-10.
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