The Norwalk Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Northwest Wolves at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Norwalk's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Northwest's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Norwalk is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Iowa's top teams: Johnston, who was ranked ninth at the time (Norwalk was ranked fifth). The Warriors were the clear victors by a 9-1 margin over the Dragons on Monday. Considering the Warriors have won 19 matches by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Northwest came up short against Dallas Center-Grimes on Tuesday and fell 8-3.
The victory was the third in a row for Norwalk, bringing their record up to 30-5. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Northwest, their defeat dropped their record down to 27-4.
Norwalk couldn't quite get it done against Northwest in their previous matchup back in July of 2024 as they fell 5-0. Can the Warriors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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