IOWA CITY - Iowa City West whipped Iowa City High, 10-0, in five innings Wednesday night in a Mississippi Valley Conference baseball game.

The win moved West (25-9, 17-7) into a first-place tie with Cedar Rapids Xavier (24-8, 17-7) atop the Valley Division with two games left to play.

West, ranked eighth in the Class 4A poll, finishes its conference season Friday night with a doubleheader at Cedar Falls (14-17, 13-11).

Xavier, ranked No. 9 in Class 4A, travels to Dubuque for a doubleheader against Class 3A No. 3 Wahlert (27-8, 18-6) Friday afternoon. The Golden Eagles are wrapped open in their own title chase, trailing Cedar Rapids Kennedy by one game in the Mississippi Division.