North Forest is 9-1 against Yates since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The North Forest Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Yates Lions at 7:00 p.m. North Forest is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Saturday just wasn't the day for North Forest's offense. They fell victim to a rough 15-0 loss at the hands of Washington on Saturday. The match marked that first time this year in which North Forest was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, sadly, Yates is still looking for their first win of the season after nine matchups. They suffered a tough 12-2 defeat at the hands of Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men on Saturday.
Yates saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaquan Brandon, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
North Forest's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Yates, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
North Forest beat Yates 9-5 when the teams last played two weeks ago. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Yates' Trey Philips, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will North Forest still be able to contain Philips? There's only one way to find out.
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