Prairie takes pair from Waterloo West
The Prairie Hawks used both of their home fields to win both of their games against Waterloo West Tuesday night, 7-6 and 5-4.
They began the twinbill on the varsity field, but finished the first game on the lime-based junior varsity field due to rain because the JV field is better equipped to handle water.
They began the second game on the JV field, but it rained again and got dark and the JV field does not have lights. Not willing to give up, they threw some diamond dry on the varsity field and finished the twinbill on the adjacent field.
"It was a long night," Prairie Coach Matt Thede reported.
Jared Cadena, Nick Benson and Ben Boldt belted home runs for Prairie in the first game. Cadena was 2-for-4 with a double, homer and three RBIs. Boldt drove in two runs.
Jalen Rima hit a home run and drove in two runs for the Hawks in the second game. Boldt had two hits.
Ben Milks was the winning pitcher in Game 1. Trey Beckman got the victory in Game 2, with Milks returning for the save.
Game 1
Waterloo West 500 001 0 - 6 6 1
Prairie 400 201 x - 7 6 2
W - Milks. L - Shepherd. S - Yanacek.
Game 2
Waterloo West 022 000 0 - 4 4 0
Prairie 012 200 x - 5 6 3
W - Beckman. L - Stoakes. S - Milks.
