The Johnston Dragons will venture away from home to challenge the Southeast Polk Rams at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Johnston will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Johnston can't be too worried about heading out to take on Southeast Polk: they just beat Fort Dodge at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Dragons were the clear victors by an 11-3 margin over the Dodgers on Saturday. Johnston's victory was all the more impressive since the Dodgers were averaging only 3.03 runs allowed on the season.
Meanwhile, Southeast Polk faced Ankeny Centennial in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Rams put the hurt on the Jaguars with a sharp 9-1 win.
Southeast Polk has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs over those games. As for Johnston, their win bumped their record up to 20-8.
Johnston came out on top in a nail-biter against Southeast Polk in their previous matchup on June 11th, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Dragons 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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