Prairie stays tied for 1st with sweep
WATERLOO - The race between the Prairie and Xavier softball teams is going down to the wire.
The Prairie Hawks swept Waterloo West, 10-5 and 19-4 in six innings, in a Mississippi Valley Conference twinbill in Waterloo.
The sweep kept Prairie in a first-place tie with Xavier in the Valley Division with identical 16-6 league marks with four games left in the MVC campaign.
Amanda Stecklein went 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBIs and a double for the Hawks in the first game. Gabi Carter went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and a double. Mallory Jones was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.