Baseball Game Preview: Coon Rapids-Bayard Crusaders vs. Newell-Fonda Mustangs

The Coon Rapids-Bayard Crusaders will face off against the Newell-Fonda Mustangs on Saturday. The timing is sure in Coon Rapids-Bayard's favor as the squad sits on six straight wins at home while Newell-Fonda has been banged up by ten consecutive losses on the road.

On Tuesday, Coon Rapids-Bayard got the win against Glidden-Ralston by a conclusive 11-1. Considering the Crusaders have won 12 contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Newell-Fonda sidestepped CAM for a 3-2 win. That's two games straight that the Mustangs have won by just one run.

Coon Rapids-Bayard is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season. As for Newell-Fonda, their victory bumped their record up to 11-13-1.

Everything went Coon Rapids-Bayard's way against Newell-Fonda in their previous matchup back in June, as Coon Rapids-Bayard made off with a 6-0 win. Will the Crusaders repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.