Iroquois West has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Iroquois West will head into Friday's match out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They suffered a tough 9-1 defeat at the hands of Schlarman.
Iroquois West saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dean Clendenen, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Iroquois West didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They blew past Watseka 11-1. The win was nothing new for Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin as they're now sitting on three straight.
Iroquois West has not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season. As for Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Iroquois West suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin in their previous meeting back in March. Can Iroquois West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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