On Tuesday, Linn-Mar faced Iowa City in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Linn-Mar Lions took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Iowa City Little Hawks. Linn-Mar's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Linn-Mar got a good showing from Brody Faulkner, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, 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.
Linn-Mar's defeat dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Iowa City, they pushed their record up to 10-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Linn-Mar will head out on the road to square off against West Delaware at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Iowa City, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Cedar Falls at 5:00 p.m. Iowa City's pitching crew has only allowed 1.7 runs per game this season, so Cedar Falls' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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