The Johnston Dragons will venture away from home to square off against the Waukee Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Johnston's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Waukee's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Johnston's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Tuesday's struggle, when Valley hitters got past them. The Dragons came up short against the Tigers on Tuesday, falling 10-3. The Dragons' loss signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Waukee faced Northwest in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Warriors sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over the Wolves. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Waukee has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Johnston, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-7.
Johnston might still be hurting after the 7-1 loss they got from Waukee in their previous meeting on June 2nd. Can the Dragons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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