The Linn-Mar Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Western Dubuque Bobcats at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
Linn-Mar is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Iowa's top teams: Kennedy, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Linn-Mar was ranked 25th). Linn-Mar lost 9-3 to Kennedy on Friday. The loss continues a trend for Linn-Mar in their matchups with Kennedy: they've now lost four in a row.
Linn-Mar saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaleb Martin, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Hayden Johnson, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Kennedy typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Western Dubuque proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 13-8 victory over the Cougars.
Linn-Mar's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-5. As for Western Dubuque, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Linn-Mar might still be hurting after the 13-6 loss they got from Western Dubuque when the teams last played back in June of 2023. Can Linn-Mar avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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