Baseball Game Preview: Beckman Trailblazers vs. Wapsie Valley Warriors

The Beckman Trailblazers will face off against the Wapsie Valley Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Beckman is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.

For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Beckman and Anamosa meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Trailblazers lost 13-3 to the Raiders.

Meanwhile, Wapsie Valley had just enough and edged out Alburnett 8-7 on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now won six in a row.

Wapsie Valley's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Beckman, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.