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The Linn-Mar baseball team was the victim of bad timing Saturday when it hosted North Scott in a doubleheader.
Colby Sorensen and Eric Huber, the top pitchers for the 10th-ranked Lancers, were rested and ready for a tuneup as the Class 4A postseason tournament approaches.
The eighth-ranked Lions paid the price.
Linn-Mar scored only two runs in the twinbill and was swept, 2-1 and 12-1, on a steamy 100-degree day in Marion.
Hot night. Hot bats.
In scorching Dubuque Hempstead 7-2 and 10-0 at home Friday, Lion-Mar ran its win streak to 10 games and is within one of tying the school record for victories in a season.
At 26-8 and 21-3 in the Mississippi Valley Conference, the Class 4A eighth-ranked Lions also moved closer to clinching a division title. They play a non-conference doubleheader at home Saturday with North Scott, then close the regular season with two conference games at ninth-ranked Iowa City High Monday.
Linn-Mar leads the Mississippi Division by .029 percentage points over second-ranked Kennedy, which closed its MVC season at 22-4 Friday with three victories. The Lions win the conference outright by sweeping City High. A split leaves them in a tie with Kennedy. The Cougars win the crown if City High sweeps Linn-Mar.
Last Updated on Friday, 06 July 2012 23:47WATERLOO - The Linn-Mar Lions held onto first place in the Mississippi Division of the MVC by sweeping a doubleheader at Waterloo West on Tuesday.
The Lions prevailed, 12-6 and 9-0.
Linn-Mar leads the Mississippi Division with a 19-3 record. The eighth-ranked Lions own a precarious half-game edge over No. 2 Kennedy, which is sitting at 19-4 in the 26-game campaign.
Alexis Kelsey drove in seven runs Tuesday as the Linn-Mar Lions swept a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader from Washington, 11-1 and 13-3.
Kelsey Duggan scored six runs in the twinbill for Linn-Mar and Maddy Ryan collected five RBIs.
The Lions raised their overall record to 20-17 and finished 15-11 in the conference. The Warriors fell to 4-34 overall and 2-24 in the league.
IOWA CITY - The Linn-Mar Lions got off to a promising start in their showdown with Iowa City High Friday, but Mother Nature intervened.
Linn-Mar led, 2-0, in the top of the third inning of the Mississippi Valley Conference opener when the game was suspended due to lightning and the threat of severe weather.
The doubleheader will be resumed on Monday, July 9 at 5 p.m. at Mercer Park in Iowa City with the Lions holding their 2-0 lead in the top of the third with two outs, a runner on second base and a 3-2 count to Austin Banks.
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