Baseball Game Preview: Blue Island Eisenhower Cardinals vs. Hillcrest Hawks

By Team Reports Apr 10, 2025, 12:11am

Baseball Preview: Blue Island Eisenhower Cardinals vs. Hillcrest Hawks

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Previous 6 Games

04/25/24 - Home16-2 W
04/27/23 - Away12-2 W
04/28/22 - Home21-0 W
05/04/21 - Away20-0 W
05/03/18 - Away17-4 W
04/20/17 - Home23-1 W

Blue Island Eisenhower is a perfect 6-0 against Hillcrest since April of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Cardinals are taking a road trip to challenge the Hawks at 4:30 p.m. Blue Island Eisenhower is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.

Blue Island Eisenhower came up short against Reavis on Tuesday, falling 14-3.

Blue Island Eisenhower saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adriel Castro, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, Hillcrest fell victim to Shepard and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the Astros. The Hawks have struggled against the Astros recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost meeting.

Hillcrest's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Blue Island Eisenhower, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.

Blue Island Eisenhower took their win against Hillcrest when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 16-2 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cardinals since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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