The Hillcrest Academy baseball and softball teams are in Packwood Thursday to meet the Pekin Panthers in Southeast Iowa Superconference action. The Raven baseball team comes into the night with an overall record of 7-6 after a 7-3 loss to Louisa-Muscatine in Letts Monday. As a team, the Ravens are hitting .330 with an ERA of 3.76. Individually, the Ravens are led by Luke Schrock hitting .478 with 22 total hits and 15 RBI. On the mound, Seth Ours and Liam Schrock are a combined 3-0. Eli Ours is 2-1 with a 2.95ERA.

Pekin is 11-7 on the year. The Panthers swept Columbus in a doubleheader Monday by 25-0 and 13-0 scores. For the year the Panthers are hitting .295 as a club with an ERA of 3.26. Individually, the Panthers are led by Chase Stansberry with a .481 average 28 RBI and 26 hits. On the mound Pekin has a pair with matching 3-1 records in Stansberry and Brady Latcham. They have a combined 1.90 ERA. These two teams met on June 4th with the Ravens handing Pekin their first loss at the time by a 5-2 score. The Panthers have won six of the last nine in the series.

The Hillcrest girls are 0-15 after a 17-12 loss to Mediapols in Kalona on Wednesday. For the year, the Ravens are hitting .255 as a team with an ERA of 9.93. Individually, Hillcrest is led by Madeline Fox with a .407 average and a team best 11 hits. In the circle, Leah Bontrager has thrown 52 innings with an 11.04ERA and 0-11 record. Pekin is 6-13 for the season after beating Columbus Monday in a doubleheader by 11-7 and 8-4 scores. The Panthers are hitting .270 as a team with an ERA of 3.74. Individually, they are led by Emi Zook with a .377 average and a team best 20RBI. In the circle, Brooke Miller has thrown 90 innings with a 2.97 ERA. These two teams met on June 4th with the Panthers scoring a 16-2 win. Action begins tonight at 7p.m. in Packwood.