The Forreston Cardinals will head out to challenge the Winnebago Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Forreston has given up an average of 11.1 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Forreston is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Thursday. They lost 11-2 to Orangeville. That's two games in a row now that the Cardinals have lost by exactly nine runs.
Meanwhile, Winnebago made easy work of Lutheran on Wednesday and carried off a 14-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Indians.
Winnebago got a massive performance out of Sammi Falnes, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. That's the most runs Falnes has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Vanessa Warkentien, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple.
Winnebago was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Winnebago's victory bumped their record up to 10-11. As for Forreston, their loss dropped their record down to 3-19.
Forreston might still be hurting after the 15-1 defeat they got from Winnebago in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Cardinals avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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