The Dowling Catholic Maroons will head out on the road to take on the Indianola Indians on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Dowling Catholic will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Ottumwa on Friday. The Maroons came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 11-6. The Maroons haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Indianola had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.6 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Hawks.
Indianola pushed their record up to 31-5 with the win, which was their 13th straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.6 runs over those games. As for Dowling Catholic, the win got them back to even at 13-13.
Dowling Catholic suffered a grim 15-1 defeat to Indianola in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can the Maroons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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