The Mason City Mohawks will head out to challenge the Valley Tigers on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Mason City and Fort Dodge meet (two straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Mohawks came out on top against the Dodgers by a score of 6-2.
Meanwhile, Valley waltzed into their game on Saturday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Roughriders a 5-0 shutout.
Valley pushed their record up to 24-12 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Mason City, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 22-12 record this season.
Mason City beat Valley 8-5 in their previous meeting back in July of 2018. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mohawks since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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