The Rams finished a frustrating week in baseball winless after a 6-3 Heart of Iowa loss to North Polk Friday in Jefferson. The North Polk Comets, ranked second in Class 2A, went to 7-0 in the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference as the Rams fell to 3-6 in the conference, 3-8 overall.
The Rams scored single runs in the second, third and fifth innings. The Rams had seven hits all together: two singles and two RBI from Alex Rasmussen, a double and a single and one RBI from JC Weitl, and singles from Colton Fitzpatrick, Daric Whipple and Jordan Challen.
Fitzpatrick pitched the entire game. He struck out three batters and walked two. He allowed four earned runs on 10 hits