The Indianola softball team has a large barrier looming in front of them at the class 4A state tournament in Fort Dodge, a team they have failed to overcome in three tries this season, Little Hawkeye Conference rival Dallas Center-Grimes. The Indians fell to the Mustangs 7-3 in their first matchup in early June, then had a late lead in each of the two games they dropped against DCG in a doubleheader over two weeks later, falling 6-5 and 8-6. Head coach Stacy Evans tells KNIA Sports just because they know the team well, won’t change their approach.

“The girls will be gritty. We have a few on our team that have been to the tournament with us before, they know the expectations. But that doesn’t change anything. I’m going to prep them the way that I would if we were yet to make it and still in regional games right now.”

The Indians will play the Mustangs at 5pm.