Softball Recap: Urbandale Comes Up Short

Urbandale and Muscatine pushed the score to 10-9 the last time they played Muscatine, but on Saturday defenses reigned supreme. The J-Hawks fell just short of the Muskies by a score of 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the J-Hawks have suffered since June 5th.

Urbandale's loss dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Muscatine, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Urbandale will host Ankeny at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Muscatine, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against North Scott at 5:00 p.m.