Baseball Game Preview: Cardinal Mooney Cardinals vs. Keystone Wildcats

The Cardinal Mooney Cardinals will challenge the Keystone Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Cardinal Mooney will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.

Cardinal Mooney is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They never let South Range get on the board and left with a 6-0 win. Considering the Cardinals have won 12 matchups by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Ryan Reese

Stolen Base

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The team relied heavily on Ryan Reese, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one stolen base. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Vince Gentile was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

The scorekeeper got an easy start on Wednesday as neither Keystone nor Lakeview made it on the board until the seventh inning. The Wildcats narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Bulldogs 2-1.

Keystone pushed their record up to 22-4 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Cardinal Mooney, their win bumped their record up to 18-6.