Des Moines East is 2-8 against Ottumwa since June of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Scarlets will venture away from home to challenge the Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m.
Des Moines East is headed into Wednesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game on Monday. They took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Fort Dodge. The game snapped a strange streak: the last six times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Ottumwa, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past South Winneshiek 11-10. The victory continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now won six in a row.
Ottumwa pushed their record up to 14-5 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Des Moines East, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-11.
Des Moines East suffered a grim 17-3 defeat to Ottumwa in their previous matchup back in May. Can the Scarlets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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