Baseball Recap: Johnston Beats Des Moines North for Their Fifth Straight Victory

Dragons

Margin (Wins)

07/08/25 vs Dowling Catholic	13
07/11/25 vs Des Moines North	12
07/02/25 vs Urbandale	12
06/27/25 vs North Scott	10
06/13/25 vs Sioux City North	10

Johnston waltzed into their contest on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Des Moines North Polar Bears a 12-0 shutout. The Dragons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 games by six runs or more this season.

Johnston's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-11. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.1 runs over those games. As for Des Moines North, they are on a 20-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-17.

Johnston has already played their next match (against Valley), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Des Moines North does not have any more games scheduled as of now.