Softball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Dowling Catholic

Maroons

Previous 4 Games

06/30/25 vs Ankeny	4-0
06/28/25 @ Boone	14-0
06/27/25 vs Atlantic	4-0
06/25/25 @ Southeast Polk	2-1

Dowling Catholic had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Ankeny Hawks a 4-0 shutout. The Maroons' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three contests.

Dowling Catholic pushed their record up to 8-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Ankeny, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-21.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Hawks beat Dowling Catholic by a score of 2-1 later that day.