The Forreston Cardinals will be playing at home against the Eastland Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Forreston has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three, while Eastland will come in with three straight wins.
Forreston's 21-6 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. Their rough 15-1 loss to Winnebago on Friday might stick with them for a while. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Forreston has scored all season.
Meanwhile, Eastland can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. Everything went their way against River Ridge/Scales Mound as Eastland made off with a 10-3 victory. Eastland had a rough season last year, but they look ready to turn that poor record around this year.
Forreston's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-5. As for Eastland, their win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Forreston took their victory against Eastland in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 23-4. Will Forreston repeat their success, or does Eastland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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