Vinton-Shellsburg is on a ten-game streak of home losses, and Charles City a 16-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Monday. The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Charles City Comets at 7:00 p.m. Neither Vinton-Shellsburg nor Charles City posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Vinton-Shellsburg fell victim to Marion and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wolves.
Meanwhile, Charles City also failed to score in their most recent game. They lost 12-0 to Algona on Thursday.
Charles City's defeat dropped their record down to 1-24. As for Vinton-Shellsburg, their loss dropped their record down to 4-21.
Vinton-Shellsburg was able to grind out a solid victory over Charles City in their previous meeting back in July of 2024, winning 9-4. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Comets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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