Baseball Game Preview: Crab Orchard Trojans vs. Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Fighting Cardinals

For the first time this season, Crab Orchard will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will be playing at home against the Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Fighting Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Crab Orchard is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.8 runs per game this season.

Last Tuesday, Crab Orchard came up short against Wayne City and fell 7-4. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Cameron Dawes

Hits (Career)

03/25/25 @ Wayne City	3
05/10/24 @ Agape Christian	2
04/24/24 @ Eldorado	2
03/21/24 @ Norris City-Omaha-Enfield	2
03/18/25 vs Elverado	1

Cameron Dawes made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.

Meanwhile, Norris City-Omaha-Enfield lost 12-5 to Gallatin County on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Fighting Cardinals in their meetings with the Hawks: they've now lost five in a row.

Conner Graves was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.

Norris City-Omaha-Enfield's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Crab Orchard, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.