Forest Hill Falcons Soar Past Trojans To Win Lake Worth Tournament

The Falcons celebrate the victory.

Championship baseball is the highlight of any aspiring athlete, so when the Lake Worth Trojans’ matched up against the Forest Hill Falcons for the Lake Worth Tournament title, everyone in the ballpark knew that the stakes were high.

“We were positive about tonight,” said coach Mike Temen. “We had a few wins earlier in the week. It was important for us to have a good showing in the tournament because we have had a rough year. We’ve played a lot of good teams, so it was nice to show we belong.”

Despite the potential of winning their own tournament, the Lake Worth Trojans lost to the Falcons, 12-1.

Things got going quickly for Forest Hill in the top of the first as Dylan Barahona and Ryan Mahoney got things started with back-to-back singles. Both players came around to score in the three-run outburst.

After a seamless bottom half, the Falcons came out swinging in the top frame. They tallied six runs on six hits to extend their lead to 9-0. Brayan Ofarrill delivered the big blow with an RBI triple in the right-center-field gap.

In the next frame, Ofarrill continued his hot hitting as he stroked a double in the left-center gap to extend the lead. For the lefty, it was his second extra base-hit and second RBI of the game.

“We have been crushing the ball all week,” said coach Russ Milliken. “Certain guys have been locked in all week. Brayan hit the ball well all week.”

It was the third consecutive game that the Falcons’ offense surpassed the double-digit mark. However, the game was not over.

Facing a huge deficit, the Trojans looked prime to get on the board in the bottom of the third. Lead-off hitter Lucas Clark drew a walk and was followed by an infield single by Ty Dowdy. With two runners on base, starter Tyler Withington induced a ground ball double play and looked to get out of the inning unscathed, but Todd Steele pierced a single back up the middle to give his team its first run of the contest.

Withington proved to be too tough as the right-hander went five innings, striking out six and giving up only three hits en route to his first win of the season.

“I have a great defense,” Withington said. “If I throw strikes and keep the ball down, it allows for my defense to make plays behind me.”

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