Bettendorf is 2-8 against Muscatine since June of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Bulldogs will venture away from home to challenge the Muskies at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bettendorf can't be too worried about heading out to take on Muscatine: they just beat Williamsburg at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Bulldogs came out on top in a nail-biter against the Raiders on Saturday, sneaking past 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Bulldogs have posted since June 14th.
Muscatine not only won on Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since June 14th (when they won 17-5). They never let Charles City get on the board and left with an 8-0 win. The Muskies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by eight runs or more this season.
Muscatine is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Bettendorf, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-12.
Bettendorf might still be hurting after the 7-1 loss they got from Muscatine when the teams last played back in July of 2024. Can the Bulldogs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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