The Valley Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Northwest Wolves at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Northwest's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Iowa's top teams: Johnston, who was ranked second at the time (Valley was ranked 14th). The Tigers were the clear victors by a 10-3 margin over the Dragons on Tuesday. The Tigers not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since May 30th (when they won 22-0).
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Northwest's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Waukee by a score of 6-5. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Valley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Northwest, their loss dropped their record down to 13-5.
Valley took their win against Northwest in their previous meeting on June 2nd by a conclusive 7-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the squad 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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