The Clear Lake Lions will head out to square off against the Algona Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Clear Lake's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Algona's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Clear Lake is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Iowa's top teams: Humboldt, who was ranked 17th at the time (Clear Lake was ranked 24th). The Lions sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Wildcats on Tuesday. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Meanwhile, Algona never let their opponents score on Friday. They put the hurt on Iowa Falls-Alden with a sharp 11-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won four matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
The victory made it two in a row for Algona and bumps their season record up to 7-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs over those games. As for Clear Lake, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Clear Lake skirted past Algona 5-3 in their previous matchup back in July of 2024. Will the Lions repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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