Baseball Game Preview: Forreston Cardinals vs. East Dubuque Warriors

The Forreston Cardinals will head out to challenge the East Dubuque Warriors at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Forreston will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.

Last Thursday, Forreston made easy work of Durand/Pecatonica and carried off a 10-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Cardinals, who have now won nine matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Forreston got a big performance out of Carson Akins, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Brendan Greenfield, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.

Forreston hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in four consecutive games.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, East Dubuque was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Galena.

Forreston's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for East Dubuque, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-4-1.