The Pella Dutch will take on the Newton Cardinals on Thursday. Pella will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Pella's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Saydel as they made off with a 10-0 win.
Meanwhile, Newton didn't have quite enough to beat Prairie City-Monroe on Monday and fell 9-8. The Cardinals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pella has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.8 runs over those games. As for Newton, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-20.
Pella skirted past Newton 5-4 in their previous meeting back in June. Will the Dutch repeat their success, or do the Cardinals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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