It was a good run, but Linn-Mar unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 8-5 to the Iowa City Little Hawks. The loss continues a trend for Linn-Mar in their matchups with Iowa City: they've now lost three in a row.
Linn-Mar got a good showing from Colton Bergen, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Bergen has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Linn-Mar saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Toby Cruz, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Linn-Mar's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-7. As for Iowa City, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-6 record this season.
Linn-Mar will be playing at home against Clinton at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Linn-Mar is facing Clinton at the right time seeing as Clinton is stuck on a 15-game losing streak. As for Iowa City, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against North Scott at 5:00 p.m. Iowa City's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so North Scott's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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