Baseball Game Preview: Camden Fairview Cardinals vs. Dierks Outlaws

The Camden Fairview Cardinals will square off against the Dierks Outlaws at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.

Camden Fairview came into this matchup off a tough six-run loss on Monday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Arkadelphia by a score of 2-0 on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Cardinals in their meetings with the Badgers: they've now lost six in a row.

Camden Fairview saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Jeffus, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.

Meanwhile, Dierks beat Mountain Pine 9-5 on Tuesday. The Outlaws haven't had any issues with the Red Devils recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

The team relied heavily on Dylan Moore, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Peyton Boeckman also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Dierks always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .513. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mountain Pine only posted an OBP of .273.

Camden Fairview's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Dierks, their victory bumped their record up to 2-7.