The Urbandale J-Hawks will square off against the Valley Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Urbandale 3.3, Valley 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Urbandale is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Iowa's top teams: Southeast Polk, who was ranked tenth at the time (Urbandale was ranked seventh). The J-Hawks came up short against the Rams on Wednesday, falling 16-2. The matchup marked the J-Hawks' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Valley entered their tilt with Dowling Catholic on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Maroons. That's two games straight that the Tigers have won by exactly ten runs.
Valley's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Urbandale, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 8-1.
Urbandale came out on top in a nail-biter against Valley in their previous matchup back in June of 2025, sneaking past 2-1. Do the J-Hawks 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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