Baseball Recap: Urbandale Comes Up Short

Urbandale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Johnston Dragons. That's two games in a row now that the J-Hawks have lost by exactly five runs.

Urbandale's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Johnston, their win was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-6.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Dragons beat Urbandale by a score of 8-2 later that day.