Baseball Game Preview: Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Fighting Cardinals vs. Wayne City Indians

The Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Fighting Cardinals will take on the Wayne City Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Norris City-Omaha-Enfield is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak.

Norris City-Omaha-Enfield couldn't beat Hardin County last Thursday even though they stacked five runs on them in the first inning. The Fighting Cardinals lost 20-9 to the Cougars.

Conner Graves and Javan Garrett did some serious damage despite the final result: Graves went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while Garrett went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Caden Sexton, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Wayne City came up short against Red Hill on Tuesday and fell 6-2. The Indians have struggled against the Salukis recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.

Wayne City's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Norris City-Omaha-Enfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.

Norris City-Omaha-Enfield suffered a grim 14-1 defeat to Wayne City in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can the Fighting Cardinals avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.