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No. 10 Prairie splits with City High

IOWA CITY - Lauren Kuch belted a home run Thursday as 10th-ranked Prairie defeated Iowa City High, 13-6, in the first game of a Mississippi Valley Conference twinbill in Iowa City.

The Little Hawks won the second game, 4-3.

Halle Lueck, Gabi Carter and Taylor Moenk had two hits for Prairie (24-10) in the first game. Lueck scored three runs and Kuch had two RBIs.

Kristen Wahlert and Carsyn Waller had two hits for Prairie in the nightcap.

Game 1

Prairie     150 340 0 - 13 11 3
City High   000 040 2 - 6 5 x

W - Halvorson.

Game 2

Prairie     002 001 0 - 3 6 3
City High   013 000 x - 4 6 x

L - Frederick.

Prairie pops back into softball rankings

Cedar Rapids Prairie returned to the Class 5A softball rankings Thursday in the No. 10 spot, according to the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.

The Hawks were ranked 8th, 9th or 10th in the first four polls this season before dropping out last week.

Cedar Rapids Jefferson dropped two spots to No. 6 in Class 5A. The Xavier Saints remained fifth in the Class 4A rankings.

Johnston is ranked No. 1 in Class 5A and Dallas Center-Grimes is No. 1 in Class 4A.

CLASS 5A

1. Johnston (27-2), 2. Dowling (23-8), 3. West Des Moines Valley (22-8), 4. Southeast Polk (24-9), 5. Muscatine (30-3), 6. Jefferson (28-5), 7. Iowa City West (24-7), 8. Pleasant Valley (21-6), 9. Waukee (19-12), 10. Prairie (23-9).

CLASS 4A

1. Dallas Center-Grimes (30-1), 2. Fort Dodge (27-7), 3. Solon (31-1), 4. Carlisle (26-2), 5. Xavier (25-5), 6. Ballard (23-5), 7. Davenport Assumption (26-9), 8. West Delaware (25-5), 9. Fairfield (23-6), 10. Oskaloosa (26-3), 11. Norwalk (22-10), 12. Keokuk (21-10), 13. Indianola (17-10), 14. Waverly-Shell Rock (26-6), 15. North Scott (16-9).

Prairie drops pair at Wahlert

DUBUQUE - The Cedar Rapids Prairie baseball team spent an unproductive day in Dubuque Wednesday and dropped a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader to Wahlert, 6-1 and 4-3.

The Hawks got only four hits in the first game and trailed 5-0 after three innings.

Prairie owned a 3-2 lead heading into the bottom of the fourth inning of the nightcap, but Wahlert scored twice and held on for the victory.

Trey Beckman went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs for Prairie in Game 2.

Game 1

Prairie     000 100 0 - 1 4 1
Wahlert     023 010 x - 6 6 1

W - Pemsl. L - Yanecek.

Game 2

Prairie     002 100 0 - 3 7 1
Wahlert     200 200 x - 4 8 1

W - Timp. L - Milks.

Prairie girls take pair from Wahawks

The Cedar Rapids Prairie softball team swept a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader from Waterloo West Tuesday night, 6-3 and 7-6, at Prairie.

Halle Lueck went 3-for-3 and scored three runs for the Hawks in the first game. Natalie Halvorson pitched a complete game, allowing six hits with nine strikeouts and no walks.

Gabi Carter went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs for Prairie in the nightcap. Natalie Rumer also socked a home run. Kristen Wahlert was 3-for-4.

Shelby Frederick pitched the first five innings and was credited with the victory in Game 2.

Game 1

Waterloo West    100 011 0 - 3 6 x
Prairie          202 011 0 - 6 7 1

Game 2

Waterloo West    100 021 2 - 6 13 x
Prairie          303 100 0 - 7 11 0