Baseball Game Preview: Fordland Eagles vs. Alton Comets

The Fordland Eagles will face off against the Alton Comets at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither Fordland nor Alton posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.

On Monday, Fordland came up short against Gainesville and fell 6-2. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their meetings with the Bulldogs: they've now lost three in a row.

Meanwhile, Alton also suffered a loss in their last game, falling to Gainesville by a score of 7-2.

Alton saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rylee Barton, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.

Fordland's defeat dropped their record down to 20-7. As for Alton, their loss dropped their record down to 16-7.