Baseball Recap: Forreston Drops Highest Score of Season Against Polo

Cardinals

Margin (Wins)

04/23/25 vs Polo	16
03/22/25 @ West Carroll	14
03/17/25 @ Ashton-Franklin Center	13
04/03/25 vs Amboy	10
03/28/25 vs Warren/Stockton	10

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Forreston). They were the clear victors by a 19-3 margin over the Polo Marcos on Wednesday. Considering the Cardinals have won ten matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Carson Akins made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two hits in eight consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.

In other batting news, Brendan Greenfield and Connor Politsch did most of the damage at the plate: Greenfield got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base, while Politsch went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Those three RBI gave Greenfield a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kendall Erdmann, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs.

Forreston was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .450. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Polo only posted a batting average of .250.

Forreston is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Polo, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Forreston will venture away from home to square off against Dakota at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Cardinals' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Indians have averaged an impressive 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Polo, they will challenge Amboy at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.