The Valley Tigers will square off against the Northwest Wolves at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Valley hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Iowa's top teams: Johnston, who was ranked 18th at the time (Valley was ranked 21st). The Tigers fell just short of the Dragons by a score of 2-0 on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Tigers have suffered since June 4th.
The home team had come away the winner the last five times Northwest and Waukee had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Wolves fell 6-1 to the Warriors on Monday. Wolves fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against the Warriors since Monday.
Northwest's defeat dropped their record down to 15-8. As for Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 14-12.
Everything went Valley's way against Northwest in their previous meeting on June 1st, as Valley made off with a 10-2 win. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wolves turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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