Baseball Game Preview: Le Mars Bulldogs vs. MOC-Floyd Valley Dutchmen

The Le Mars Bulldogs will challenge the MOC-Floyd Valley Dutchmen on Friday. The timing isn't great for Le Mars: they have been struggling with seven straight losses at home, while MOC-Floyd Valley has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.

Le Mars is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 16 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Lewis Central on Tuesday. They lost 13-1 to the Titans.

Meanwhile, MOC-Floyd Valley put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Monday. They never let Storm Lake get on the board and left with a 10-0 win. The Dutchmen might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 19 games by six runs or more this season.

Le Mars' defeat dropped their record down to 3-29. As for MOC-Floyd Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 25-4.

Le Mars suffered a grim 17-3 defeat to MOC-Floyd Valley in their previous meeting last Monday. Can the Bulldogs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.