Baseball Recap: Waverly-Shell Rock Takes a Loss

If Waverly-Shell Rock was riding high fresh off their 11-1 takedown of South Winneshiek on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Go-Hawks fell just short of the Decorah-North Winneshiek Vikings by a score of 9-8 on Wednesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Go-Hawks of the 8-5 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in July of 2024.

Go-Hawks

Previous 5 Games

07/02/25 @ Decorah-North Winneshiek	8-9
07/01/25 vs South Winneshiek	11-1
06/27/25 @ Van Meter	4-2
06/27/25 @ Waukee	13-3
06/25/25 vs Linn-Mar	0-20

Waverly-Shell Rock moved to 12-11 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Decorah-North Winneshiek, they pushed their record up to 21-5 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Vikings beat Waverly-Shell Rock by a score of 6-4 later that day.