Baseball Recap: Cheney Find Success

It was a proper cat-fight when Cheney challenged El Dorado on Monday. The Cardinals skirted past the Wildcats 8-6. This was a revenge game for the Cardinals: when they faced off against the Wildcats on Monday, they had to take a 4-3 defeat.

Josh Burdick

Runs Batted In (Career)

05/05/25 @ El Dorado	4
04/24/25 vs Belle Plaine	3
04/08/25 vs Council Grove	3
04/17/25 @ Medicine Lodge	2
04/10/25 vs Chaparral	2

The team relied heavily on Josh Burdick, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Kaden Eck was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

Cheney's win bumped their record up to 15-5. As for El Dorado, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cheney will venture away from home to take on Conway Springs on Thursday. As for El Dorado, they will challenge Andale/Garden Plain at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Indians have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.67 runs per game on average), something the Wildcats will no doubt try to take advantage of.