The Northwest Wolves will take on the Valley Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Northwest 3.9, Valley 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Northwest is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Iowa's top teams: Waukee, who was ranked eighth at the time (Northwest was ranked fifth). The Wolves fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 6-5 on Tuesday. The Wolves' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Valley not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since May 30th (when they won 22-0). Everything went their way against Johnston as they made off with a 10-3 win. Valley's victory was all the more impressive since the Dragons were averaging only 3.77 runs allowed on the season.
Valley pushed their record up to 16-8 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Northwest, their loss dropped their record down to 13-5.
Northwest suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Valley in their previous meeting on June 2nd. Will the Wolves have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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