The Montezuma Braves will face off against the Belle Plaine Plainsmen at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Montezuma will be strutting in after a victory while Belle Plaine will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Montezuma turned things around against Lynnville-Sully on Friday. They put the hurt on the Hawks with a sharp 12-4 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Braves considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, Belle Plaine was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 27th straight loss dating back to last season. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 10-9 heartbreaker at the hands of Colfax-Mingo.
Belle Plaine's defeat dropped their record down to 0-22. As for Montezuma, their victory bumped their record up to 5-10.
Montezuma came out on top in a nail-biter against Belle Plaine in their previous matchup on June 4th, sneaking past 13-12. Do the Braves have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Plainsmen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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