The Linn-Mar Lions will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the West Delaware Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Linn-Mar is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Iowa's top teams: Iowa City, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Linn-Mar was ranked 13th). Linn-Mar took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Iowa City on Tuesday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Linn-Mar has scored all season.
Linn-Mar got a good showing from Brody Faulkner, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Linn-Mar saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Mishler, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, West Delaware is still winless after their match against Center Point-Urbana on Thursday, but the team can take solace in the fact it was the closest they've come to winning. They fell just short of the Stormin' Pointers by a score of 3-1.
Linn-Mar's record now sits at 7-3. As for West Delaware, their record is now 0-4.
Linn-Mar took their win against West Delaware when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 9-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Linn-Mar since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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