Baseball Game Preview: Linn-Mar Lions vs. Iowa City West Trojans

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Previous Games

05/22/24 - Home	12-7 W
05/22/24 - Home	13-3 W
05/24/23 - Away	10-4 W
05/24/23 - Away	7-1 W
05/31/19 - Away	13-15 L
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Linn-Mar and Iowa City West are an even 4-4 against one another since June of 2016, but likely not for long. The Lions will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Trojans at 5:00 p.m. Linn-Mar's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Iowa City West's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Linn-Mar fell victim to Pleasant Valley and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spartans.

Meanwhile, Iowa City West suffered their closest defeat since July 3, 2024 on Saturday. They fell just short of Solon by a score of 6-4. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Iowa City West now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Linn-Mar, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.

Linn-Mar was able to grind out a solid victory over Iowa City West in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, winning 12-7. Will the Lions repeat their success, or do the Trojans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.