Baseball Recap: Clarion-Goldfield/DOWS Takes a Loss

The home team had won the previous six meetings between Clarion-Goldfield/DOWS and Iowa Falls-Alden, and Iowa Falls-Alden kept the tradition alive. Clarion-Goldfield/DOWS fell just short of Iowa Falls-Alden by a score of 5-4 on Monday. Clarion-Goldfield/DOWS was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Iowa Falls-Alden apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in July of 2024.

Clarion-Goldfield/DOWS has also been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 12 matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season. As for Iowa Falls-Alden, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-8.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Iowa Falls-Alden beat Clarion-Goldfield/DOWS by a score of 7-2 later that day.