Baseball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Iowa City

Little Hawks

Margin (Wins)

05/21/25 vs Washington	15
05/30/25 @ Washington	13
05/21/25 vs Washington	13
06/07/25 @ Solon	12
06/13/25 @ Jefferson	11

Iowa City entered their tilt with Xavier on Friday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Saints a 10-0 shutout. The Little Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by six runs or more this season.

Iowa City's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 28-8. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Xavier, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 12-12 record this season.

Iowa City and Xavier should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Iowa Rankings. The Little Hawks (ranked ninth) will meet Linn-Mar (ranked 71st) at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Xavier will take on Washington at 5:00 p.m. on Monday with a big rank advantage (32 vs. 112).