Baseball Recap: Dowling Catholic Comes Up Short

Dowling Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 12-6 to the Northwest Wolves. That's two games in a row now that the Maroons have lost by exactly six runs.

Dowling Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7-1. As for Northwest, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.

Looking ahead, Dowling Catholic is taking a road trip to square off against Southeast Polk at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Northwest, they will face off against Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Wolves 2.4, the Tigers 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.