Cardinals
| 05/01/25 vs Orangeville | 19 |
| 04/23/25 vs Polo | 16 |
| 04/30/25 @ Orangeville | 15 |
| 03/22/25 @ West Carroll | 14 |
| 03/17/25 @ Ashton-Franklin Center | 13 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Forreston). They blew past the Orangeville Broncos 22-3 on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Cardinals, who have now won 13 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Carson Akins was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two hits in nine consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and four runs. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Forreston got a massive performance out of Kendall Erdmann, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those five RBI gave Erdmann a new career-high. Darin Greenfield also deserves some recognition as he launched his first home run of the season.
Forreston always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .714. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Forreston has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Orangeville, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-15.
Looking ahead, Forreston will face off against Rochelle at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Orangeville, they will head out to face off against East Dubuque at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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