FORT DODGE - The Kirkwood Eagles trimmed Iowa Central, 9-8, in the second game of their doubleheader Sunday to salvage the final game of the four-game weekend series.

Iowa Central won the first game, 14-4, in five innings.

The split left Kirkwood at 14-11 overall and 4-4 in the conference. Iowa Central is 15-10 and 6-2.

Sulliam Rios Reyes went 3-for-4 for the Eagles in the 9-8 victory. Randy Perez was 2-for-5 and drove in three runs. Adam Barbarich and Ozzie Adams also had two hits. Rios Reyes and Kolton Smith scored two runs.

Perez did not allow any runs in 2 1/3 innings as a relief pitcher and picked up a save after Kirkwood's first two pitchers had been charged with eight runs in 6 2/3 innings.

Brandon Brittain drove in two runs for Kirkwood in the first game.

Game 1

Kirkwood       400 00 - 4 7 4
Iowa Central   004 46 - 14 10 0

W - Vaughn. L - Steege.

Game 2

Kirkwood       400 230 000 - 9 12 0
Iowa Central   200 400 200 - 8 14 0

W - Clemens. L - Glinke. S - Perez.