The Valley Tigers will head out to square off against the Southeast Polk Rams at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Southeast Polk's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Valley's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when Kennedy hitters got past them. The Tigers took a 12-9 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cougars on Thursday. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Southeast Polk not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since May 30th (when they won 13-1). They never let Ankeny get on the board and left with an 8-0 win. Considering the Rams have won six matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 10-4. As for Southeast Polk, their victory bumped their record up to 12-6.
Valley might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from Southeast Polk when the teams last played back in June of 2018. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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