Softball Recap: Dallas Center-Grimes Beats Clarke for Their Second Straight Victory

Mustangs

Margin (Wins)

06/09/25 @ Newton	17
06/14/25 @ Clarke	15
05/31/25 vs Earlham	15
05/28/25 vs Pella Christian	11
06/07/25 vs Jefferson	10

Dallas Center-Grimes barely beat Clarke the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Mustangs' pitchers stepped up to hand the Indians a 15-0 shutout on Saturday. Considering the Mustangs have won 12 matches by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

The win made it two in a row for Dallas Center-Grimes and bumps their season record up to 18-2. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.5 runs over those games. As for Clarke, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season.

Dallas Center-Grimes has already played their next contest (against Creston), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Clarke, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 9-1 loss against Albia on the 16th.