The Mason City Mohawks will challenge the Roosevelt Roughriders at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither Mason City nor Roosevelt posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Mason City came up short against Ames on Thursday, falling 11-1. The Mohawks have struggled against the Little Cyclones recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Dallas Center-Grimes 1-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Roughriders.
Roosevelt's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-7. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Mason City, their loss dropped their record down to 7-18.
Mason City beat Roosevelt 8-5 in their previous matchup back in July of 2024. Will the Mohawks repeat their success, or do the Roughriders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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