It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Dowling Catholic can now relate to. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Northwest Wolves on Monday. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Maroons' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Maroons
07/21/25 vs Northwest | 0-4 |
07/12/25 @ Johnston | 12-4 |
07/08/25 vs Urbandale | 7-5 |
07/07/25 @ Waukee | 11-2 |
07/07/25 @ Waukee | 5-3 |
With the loss, Dowling Catholic broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 13-14. As for Northwest, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 32-4.
Dowling Catholic has already played their next contest (against Ankeny Centennial), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Northwest also has no score uploaded for their next match, this one against Valley.
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