BETTENDORF - The Prairie Hawks got strong pitching Friday but dropped a 2-1 decision at Pleasant Valley in a non-conference baseball game.

Spencer Dean allowed one earned run in five innings and Brennan Hammer struck out six batters in two hitless innings in relief.

Caleb Davison went 2-for-3 for Prairie. The Hawks collected only four hits.

PRAIRIE (1): T.Mougin, ss, 2 0 0 0, Hammer, rf/p, 3 0 0 0, Votroubek, 1b, 3 1 1 0, Stallman, cf, 3 0 0 0, Davison, lf, 3 0 2 0, Butz, dh, 2 0 1 0, Digman, 3b, 1 0 0 0, N.Mougin, 3b, 1 0 0 1, Day, c, 2 0 0 0, Beckman, ph, 1 0 0 0, Becker, 2b, 1 0 0 0, Adams, ph, 1 0 0 0. Totals 23 1 4 1.

PLEASANT VALLEY (2): French, dh, 3 0 0 0, Brown, c/p, 3 0 0 1, Clifton, p/c, 3 0 0 0, Suhr, ss, 2 0 1 0, Ennis, 2b, 3 0 1 0, Fink, 1b, 3 0 1 0, O'Brien, lf, 3 0 0 0, Blaske, 3b, 2 1 1 0, Cobler, cf, 1 1 1 0. Totals 23 2 5 1.

Prairie                000 000 1 - 1 4 2
Pleasant Valley  002 000 x - 2 5 0

Dean, Hammer (5) and Day. Clifton, Brown (7) and Brown, Clifton (7). W - Clifton. L - Dean. 3B - Blaske. SB - T.Mougin, Cobler, Brown.