The Fort Dodge basketball teams are hoping to turn the tide this week during a three-game stretch.

The Dodgers host Marshalltown on Tuesday and Mason City on Thursday, before traveling to Ames on Friday.

All three varsity doubleheaders will begin at 6:15 p.m. with the girls contests. The boys’ games are at 7:45 p.m.

Both FDSH squads have struggled with these three programs, as they’re a combined 0-6 on the season.

The Dodger girls (6-9 overall) are coming off a 42-41 win at Des Moines Lincoln on Saturday.

Senior LJ Maehl had a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Freshman Brooklyn Gilliland added eight points and eight boards.

Maehl, the school’s all-time leading scorer in five-player girls basketball, is averaging a double-double with 15.9 points and 10.1 rebounds to lead the Dodgers. Gilliland is scoring at a 7.7 clip.

For Marshalltown (9-5 overall), Frankie Long (8.8), Millie Heitmann (8.2) and Amairra Johnson (7.9) lead the way.

The Bobcats prevailed at home last month against FDSH, 35-27. In that contest, Maehl scored 12 points and Gilliland added eight. For Marshalltown, Jorja Janssen had 13 and Johnson, 10.

Fort Dodge leads the series 26-9 heading back to 2006.

The Riverhawks (4-10), who are paced by Anna Latham (10.9) and Gracyn Braun (9.3), pulled away from the Dodgers to win 50-26 in Mason City. That was a single-possession contest heading into the fourth quarter.

Braun (17), Latham (12) and Brogan Evans (10) paced the Riverhawks that night. Gilliland scored eight for the Dodgers and Maehl contributed six.

In the first meeting against the Little Cyclones (6-8), the Dodgers lost 51-34. Natalya Deardorff led Ames — which has won 31 of the last 35 contests against FDSH — with 13 points and Victoria Williams, who averages 10.9, scored 10.

The Dodger boys (1-13) are coming off a 73-50 loss at Waterloo East and have dropped 11 straight. Sophomore Reggie Pederson led the Dodgers with 19 points.

In the first meeting against Marshalltown (9-5), the Dodgers fell by a final of 53-33. Gavin Misek (21), Jacob Hayes (17) and Damian Segovia (12) paced the Bobcats.

Kye Smith (14.6) and Hayes (12.7) are the leading scorers for Marshalltown to date.

Pederson is the only Dodger averaging double figures at 10.4. Senior Hayden Zuspann (6.9) and sophomore Brody Maehl (6.7) are the other leading scorers for Fort Dodge.

Mason City (5-8) picked up a 73-20 victory in the first meeting. The Riverhawks are led Marceie Whitner (18) and Owen Rickers (13.2). Whitner powered the Riverhawks with 26 points in the first contest. Drayden Witt scored 10.

Ames (12-2) beat the Dodgers 61-26 in the Dodger gym last month. Will Thomas, who is averaging 13.6 on the year, had 18 in the opener.