Baseball Game Preview: Blue Island Eisenhower Cardinals vs. Cristo Rey Jesuit Cristeros

Cardinals

Runs

04/10/25 @ Hillcrest	13
04/08/25 vs Reavis	3
04/07/25 @ Reavis	3
04/05/25 vs Rich Township	3
04/03/25 vs Oak Forest	1
+ 5 more games

Blue Island Eisenhower is on a six-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Cristo Rey Jesuit a seven-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Saturday. The Blue Island Eisenhower Cardinals will look to defend their home field against the Cristo Rey Jesuit Cristeros at 10:00 a.m. Blue Island Eisenhower is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.

Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Blue Island Eisenhower turned things around against Hillcrest on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over the Hawks. Considering the Cardinals have won three games by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Favian Barcena was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. He also brought in two RBI, marking his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Adriel Castro, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Blue Island Eisenhower always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Cristo Rey Jesuit's offense. They lost 11-0 to Rochelle Zell Jewish last Thursday. The match marked the first time this season in which the Cristeros were not able to get on the board.

Cristo Rey Jesuit's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Blue Island Eisenhower, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 4-6.