Metro Sports Report

Struggling Kernels fall at Burlington

BURLINGTON - The reeling Cedar Rapids Kernels lost for the ninth time in their last 10 games Thursday night with a 6-2 setback against the Burlington Bees before 227 fans at Community Field in Burlington.

The Kernels collected only four hits in the ballgame. Bo Altobelli and Carlos Avila had RBIs and doubles. Avila, who joined the club Wednesday, played second base.

Felix Jorge (2-4, 8.80 ERA) was reached for five runs (four earned) in 4.1 innings. He allowed nine hits and walked four batters.

Walker hopes to give Kernels a lift

Ryan Walker got all excited Tuesday night when he received the message in Florida to pack his bags and head to Cedar Rapids as quickly as possible to help the injury-plagued Kernels, but nothing comes easy for the Kernels these days.

Walker was headed to the ballpark in Fort Myers, Fla., Tuesday night to pack his gear when he got stuck in the elevator at his hotel for more than an hour.

"We were going to the field to pick up my stuff," he related Wednesday night after the Kernels dropped their second straight doubleheader to Peoria. "Halfway down at Floor 2.5 the power went out, so I spent about an hour in there."

Hotel guests and personnel knew he was in there by himself, but there was nothing anyone could do for awhile. He had to wait and let the firefighters and the rescue crew do their job.

"People were yelling at me, but I couldn't tell where it was coming from," he said.

Walker tried to relax and listened to music on his cell phone until he finally got out of that elevator. He ended up collecting his gear Wednesday morning instead of Tuesday night.

No. 3 Lions trim Wahawks in OT

WATERLOO - Devin Eby scored in overtime Tuesday to give No. 3 Linn-Mar a 2-1 victory over Waterloo West in a Mississippi Valley Conference soccer match at the Cedar Valley Complex.

Ben Johnson gave the Lions a quick 1-0 lead with a goal in the second minute of the contest. Waterloo West tied the match, 1-1, with only one minute left in the second half on a goal by Dzenan Samardzic.

Daniel Luzindya and Hunter Wong collected assists for Linn-Mar on the game-winning goal. Luzindya passed to Wong, who found the cutting Eby for the golden goal game-winner.

It was Linn-Mar's first overtime game of the season.

Duval lifts No. 13 Marion with 3 goals

EPWORTH - Enoch Duval scored all three goals as the 13th-ranked Marion Indians trimmed Western Dubuque, 3-2, in double overtime Tuesday in a Wamac Conference soccer match in Epworth.

Noah Smith, Carter Stigge and Daniel Tribble collected the assists for Marion.

Duval holds the career scoring record for Marion, which dropped one notch from No.12 to No.13 in the Class 2A rankings this week.