Baseball Game Preview: Maroa-Forsyth Trojans vs. Arthur-Okaw Christian Conquering Riders

The Maroa-Forsyth Trojans are taking a road trip to challenge the Arthur-Okaw Christian Conquering Riders at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Maroa-Forsyth will be strutting in after a win while Arthur-Okaw Christian will be coming in after a defeat.

Maroa-Forsyth proved they can win big on Friday (they won by six) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Prairie Central 7-6. The win continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now won three in a row.

Meanwhile, Arthur-Okaw Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Salt Fork on Wednesday and fell 4-3.

Maroa-Forsyth's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-7. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Arthur-Okaw Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.