Prairie takes 3-game lead in MVC
WATERLOO - The Cedar Rapids Prairie baseball team grabbed a three-game lead in the Mississippi Division of the MVC on Monday night by sweeping a doubleheader at Waterloo West, 9-3 and 12-1 in six innings.
The fifth-ranked Hawks raised their record in the Mississippi Division to 15-3. Dubuque Hempstead split its twinbill Monday with Kennedy and fell to 12-6 in the division, three games behind Prairie in second place. Both teams have eight games left in the conference.
JP Havel-Pisarik tossed a complete game for Prairie in the 9-3 victory in the opener. He allowed three runs on four hits, with six strikeouts and three walks.