The Southeast Polk Rams will venture away from home to challenge the Johnston Dragons at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Southeast Polk took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Ankeny as they made off with a 13-4 victory. Considering the Rams have won 13 games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Johnston posted their closest win since June 17th on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Dowling Catholic, sneaking past 9-7.
Southeast Polk's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-12. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Johnston, their record is now 11-15.
Southeast Polk came up short against Johnston in their previous meeting on Tuesday, falling 5-2. Can the Rams avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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