Baseball Recap: Northwest Falls Short Against Ranked Waukee

Northwest faced Waukee in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Wolves fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 6-5. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Northwest's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-5. As for Waukee, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Northwest will host Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Tigers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so the Wolves' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Waukee, they will welcome Johnston at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Warriors 3, the Dragons 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.