Softball Game Preview: Waukee Warriors vs. Northwest Wolves

The Waukee Warriors will take on the Northwest Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Waukee 3.7, Northwest 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Waukee fell victim to Pleasant Valley and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 2-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Warriors in their meetings with the Spartans: they've now lost three in a row.

Meanwhile, Northwest came tearing into Saturday's match with 14 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.6 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Gaels get on the board and left with an 8-0 victory. Give the Wolves' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.

Northwest pushed their record up to 18-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Waukee, they now have a losing record of 9-10.

Waukee came up short against Northwest in their previous meeting on June 4th, falling 3-0. Will the Warriors have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.