Baseball Recap: Urbandale Comes Up Short

Urbandale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 12-11 heartbreaker at the hands of the Dowling Catholic Maroons. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Maroons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 20-12 on Thursday.

Urbandale's loss dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Dowling Catholic, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-4.

Urbandale has already played their next contest, an 8-0 defeat against Pleasantville on the 13th. As for Dowling Catholic, they will challenge Waukee at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.