The Pella Dutch will venture away from home to face off against the Gilbert Tigers on Tuesday. Pella will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Pella took a seven-run defeat the last time they faced off against Carlisle, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Dutch came out on top in a nail-biter against the Wildcats on Saturday, sneaking past 1-0. Give the Dutch's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Tigers on Saturday. Gilbert put the hurt on Grinnell with a sharp 9-3 win. Gilbert might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Gilbert is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 18-15 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Pella, their win bumped their record up to 22-12.
Pella skirted past Gilbert 1-0 in their previous meeting back in June. Do the Dutch have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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