Softball Preview: Urbandale J-Hawks vs. Valley Tigers
Urbandale has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Valley Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Urbandale beats Valley with four runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Urbandale came out on top against Perry by a score of 4-1 on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Valley entered their tilt with Waterloo West with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Wahawks on Friday as they made off with a 17-1 win. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Valley has managed all season.
Urbandale has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 15-10 record this season. As for Valley, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Urbandale might still be hurting after the 18-5 loss they got from Valley in their previous meeting back in June of 2023. Can Urbandale avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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