The Valley Tigers will square off against the Southeast Polk Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Valley 3.4, Southeast Polk 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Iowa's top teams: Dowling Catholic, who was ranked 23rd at the time (Valley was ranked 12th). The Tigers never let the Maroons get on the board and left with a 3-0 win on Tuesday. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Maroons recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Southeast Polk came up short against Ankeny on Tuesday and fell 6-3.
Southeast Polk has also traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last eight games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 16-15 record this season. As for Valley, their win bumped their record up to 19-12.
Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Southeast Polk when the teams last played back in June, winning 6-3. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rams turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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