Five must be Fort Dodge's lucky number: they beat Clinton with that score not once but twice on Monday. The Dodgers' pitchers stepped up to hand the River Kings a 5-0 shutout. The victory continues a trend for the Dodgers in their matchups with the River Kings: they've now won four in a row.

Dodgers
07/07/25 vs Clinton | 5-0 |
07/07/25 vs Clinton | 5-4 |
06/25/25 vs Marshalltown | 11-1 |
Fort Dodge pushed their record up to 24-13 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Clinton, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 12 of their last 13 matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-26 record this season.
Fort Dodge wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 13-2 win against Webster City on the 8th. Clinton has also already played their next contest (against Davenport West), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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