Baseball Recap: Hempstead Extends Winning Streak to Four

Mustangs

Previous 4 Games

07/02/25 vs Linn-Mar	5-3
06/20/25 vs Dubuque Senior	4-3
06/20/25 vs Dubuque Senior	8-3
06/19/25 vs Davenport West	10-0

Hempstead waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged out the Linn-Mar Lions 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Mustangs have posted against the Lions since May 29, 2018.

Hempstead's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Linn-Mar, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 16-19.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Hempstead beat the Lions by a score of 9-4 later that day.