Baseball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Forreston

Cardinals

Margin (Wins)

04/30/26 @ Lincoln Academy	18
05/05/26 vs Orangeville	10
04/14/26 vs Durand/Pecatonica	10
03/21/26 vs West Carroll	10
03/24/26 vs Rockford Christian	8

Forreston extended their winning streak to four on Tuesday, bumping them up to 12-8. They blew past the Orangeville Broncos 12-2. Considering the Cardinals have won seven games by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Kaden Brown looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Forreston got a massive performance out of Kendall Erdmann, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most hits Erdmann has posted since back in April. Brady Gill was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.

Forreston always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .562. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

As for Orangeville, they dropped their record down to 3-17 with the defeat, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season. Having soared to a lofty 21 runs in the game before, they couldn't push the score so high this time.

On Orangeville's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brian Dittmar, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI.

Forreston will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Broncos: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.