Baseball Game Preview: Keystone Wildcats vs. Cardinal Mooney Cardinals

Keystone is on an 11-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Cardinal Mooney is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Wildcats will host the Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Keystone 2.8, Cardinal Mooney 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Keystone is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Lakeview, sneaking past 2-1.

Meanwhile, Cardinal Mooney never let their opponents score on Wednesday. They blew past South Range 6-0. The result was nothing new for the Cardinals, who have now won 12 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Ryan Reese was excellent, going 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. Another player making a difference was Kaden Reese, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run.

Cardinal Mooney is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Keystone, their victory bumped their record up to 22-4.