Birthday bash ignites Forest Hills’ four homer outburst in win over Central Cambria

EBENSBURG – Forest Hills sophomore Morgan Gdula had never hit a home run in her high school career prior to a Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference West game at Central Cambria Wednesday. What better time to reach the milestone than on her 16th birthday? In a surprise morning text, Gdula’s great-grandmother, Irene Seese, sent happy birthday wishes and then told Morgan to “hit a big home run.” When the Rangers shortstop cleared the center-field fence in the top of the sixth inning at Central Cambria, she broke open a scoreless game and set off a rare string of four consecutive solo...