After flying high against Scott Central last Saturday, Forest came back down to earth. The Forest Bearcats fell 6-2 to the Northeast Jones Tigers on Friday.
Avery Bufkin was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a triple and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Kolten Durkes, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
On Northeast Jones' side, the team relied heavily on Kaden Padgett, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Forest has not been sharp recently as the team has lost ten of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-15 record this season. As for Northeast Jones, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 18-4.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Forest by a score of 14-6.
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