Baseball Recap: Ames Takes a Loss

For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Ames and Mason City meet (two straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Little Cyclones fell just short of the Mohawks by a score of 5-4. The Little Cyclones were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Mohawks earlier this season, when they won 16-6.

Ames has also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 24-13 record this season. As for Mason City, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 20-11.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Ames beat the Mohawks by a score of 9-2 later that day.