The Forreston Cardinals will head out on the road to take on the Marquette Crusaders at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Forreston 4.1, Marquette 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Forreston's offense. They lost 10-0 to Marengo on Tuesday. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Cardinals, who until this contest were averaging 4.1 runs allowed.
Meanwhile, Marquette entered their tilt with Newman Central Catholic on Friday with nine consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with ten. They never let the Comets get on the board and left with a 13-0 win. Considering the Crusaders have won 18 games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Marquette pushed their record up to 27-3 with the victory, which was their 11th straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Forreston, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 25-6.
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