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Prairie gets on track with 2 wins

WATERLOO - Cedar Rapids Prairie picked up a pair of much-needed victories Monday by sweeping a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader from Waterloo East, 4-2 and 7-2.

The victories lifted the Hawks to 6-12 overall and 5-7 in the MVC.

Jalen Rima went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs in the first game. Cal Clark and Nick Benson also had two hits. Ben Milks got the victory in relief when Prairie rallied from an early 2-0 deficit in the 4-2 triumph.

Rima went 2-for-2 and scored three times in the second game. Benson had two more hits. Nic Mougin, Milks and JP Havel-Pisarik had two RBIs.

Mougin was touched for two unearned runs in five innings in the nightcap and got the victory. Milks returned to the mound and tossed two scoreless frames for a save.

Game 1

Prairie        000 030 1 - 4 9 0
Waterloo East  020 000 0 - 2 5 5

W - Milks. L - Magnuson.

Game 2

Prairie        301 000 3 - 7 10 2
Waterloo East  200 000 0 - 2 2 4

W - Mougin. L - Scribbner. S - Milks.

Saints, J-Hawks keep rolling in softball

The Xavier Saints and Jefferson J-Hawks continue to set the pace for Metro softball teams, with several clubs not far behind.

The Saints, ranked No. 5 in Class 4A, won all four of their games this past week and raised their record to an impressive 18-2. The J-Hawks, ranked No. 5 in Class 5A, captured all five of their games and are sitting at 19-4.

The Washington Warriors, enjoying a strong year, went 5-1 this past week and have a 16-5 overall mark. Prairie is 16-9 and Kennedy 14-8.

The Linn-Mar Lions had a tough week, losing six of seven games. That dropped their record to 16-9. Marion lost five games and fell to 6-16.

Here are the Metro records through June 22:

Jefferson         19-4 overall    11-3 MVC
Xavier            18-2 overall    13-1 MVC
Washington        16-5 overall    10-4 MVC
Prairie           16-9 overall    11-3 MVC
Linn-Mar          16-9 overall    11-5 MVC
Kennedy           14-8 overall    7-6  MVC
Marion            6-16 overall    3-8  Wamac

Cougars, J-Hawks lead Metro baseball

This is not shaping up as a particularly good year for high school baseball in the Metro area.

Only Kennedy and Jefferson have winning records in conference games. And only Kennedy, Jefferson and Xavier have winning records overall.

The Xavier Saints suffered a big loss this month when Mitch Keller accepted a $1 million signing bonus from Pittsburgh and left to begin his pro career.

The Linn-Mar Lions also have suffered a big loss with all-state catcher Brandt Ollinger playing travel ball this summer with an all-star team. Linn-Mar Coach Chad Lechner said Ollinger will be gone for an extended period of time.

Kennedy is ranked No. 2 in Class 4A and Jefferson defeated No. 1 Hempstead in the second game of a doubleheader Friday.

Here are the Metro records through June 22:

Kennedy         14-2 overall   10-2 MVC
Jefferson       13-6 overall   8-4 MVC
Xavier          12-8 overall   6-6 MVC
Marion          8-8 overall    6-6 Wamac
Linn-Mar        9-14 overall   4-8 MVC
Prairie         4-12 overall   3-7 MVC
Washington      3-12 overall   3-9 MVC
Cedar Valley    0-14 overall

Knox belts homer as Jeff tops Hawks

Colton Knox hit a home run and drove in three runs as the Jefferson J-Hawks clipped Prairie, 7-3, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game Wednesday night at Prairie.

The game was suspended June 3 due to weather and finished Wednesday.

Cam Frazier went 2-for-5 and scored two runs for Jefferson. Lucas Larson also had two hits for the J-Hawks.

Cal Clark scored twice for Prairie.

Jefferson   000 114 1 - 7 9 1
Prairie     001 110 0 - 3 5 2

W - Jared Eivins. L - JP Havel-Pisarik.