Baseball Recap: Rockford Christian's Win on Thursday Extends Winning Streak to Four

Royal Lions

Previous 4 Games

05/08/25 @ Winnebago	9-5
05/07/25 @ Genoa-Kingston	5-1
05/06/25 vs Rock Falls	12-7
05/05/25 @ Rock Falls	9-0

Rockford Christian entered their tilt with Winnebago on Thursday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 9-5 victory over the Indians. That's two games straight that the Royal Lions have won by exactly four runs.

Rockford Christian pushed their record up to 12-10 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Winnebago, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost five of their last six games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-19 record this season.

Winnebago will face off against Lena-Winslow at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Indians' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Panthers have averaged an impressive 8.1 runs per game this season. Rockford Christian will be paying especially close attention to Winnebago's contest: after Winnebago faces off against Lena-Winslow, they'll take on Rockford Christian again at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.