Dick Sojka Memorial Field in Washington is the venue for tonight’s Washington County rivalry matchup between the Demons and Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks. The Washington baseball team comes in with an overall record of 13-9 after a split at Fairfield on Thursday. For the year, Washington is hitting .355 as a team with a staff ERA of 6.59. Individually, Washington is led by Lucas Kroll with a .469 average, 30 hits, 26 runs scored and 21 RBI. Kroll is one of four Demons, along with Wilx Witthoft, Reece Mayer and Jacob Miller who are hitting .400 or better. On the mound, Washington is led by Kole Williams with a 4-1 record and 3.35 ERA across 23 innings.

Mid-Prairie is 16-5 on the year. The Golden Hawks are ranked No. 7 in the state in class 2A according to the latest poll from the Iowa Baseball Coaches Association. The Hawks were a 15-8 winner at Northeast Goose Lake on Thursday night. For the year, Mid-Prairie is hitting .349 as a team, top five in class 2A, and have a combined ERA of 3.73. Individually, Mid-Prairie is led by Aidan Rath hitting .500 with 34 total hits, 33 RBI 30 runs scored and 11 homers. He is one of three Hawks, along with Karson Grout and Kayden Reinier that are hitting over .400 on the season. On the mound Keegan Gingerich is 4-1 with a 4.94 ERA, Alex Bean is 3-0 at 3.75 and Rath is 3-1 with a 1.20ERA. Washington has won four in a row in the series and seven of the last nine, including a 7-4 victory in their last meeting in 2019. You can hear all of the action live tonight on all signals, beginning with the Washington HyVee pregame show at 6:30 and first pitch presented by the Premier Shed Shop and Champion Metal Supply at 7p.m.

The Golden Hawk softball team will travel to North Cedar tonight to make up a game with the Knights from earlier this month. The Mid-Prairie softball team is 9-29 on the year after a 15-6 loss at Northeast Goose Lake on Thursday night. For the year, Mid-Prairie is hitting .314 as a team with a staff ERA of 7.06. Individually, the Hawks are led by Dakota Mitchell with a .385 average with 40 hits, 22 RBI and 20 runs scored. In the circle, senior Myah Lugar has worked 144 innings with a 6-18 record and 6.32 ERA. North Cedar is 6-17 this year. They were beaten by Iowa City Regina 7-0 last time out. The Knights are hitting .270 as a team with a total ERA of 6.47. Individually, North Cedar is led by Maya Benhart with a .377 average on 20 hits with nine RBI and eight runs scored. In the circle it’s Kendall Smith with a 2-11 record across 76 innings with a 6.21 ERA. These two teams met last year with North Cedar taking a 2-1 win. The Hawks have 15 of the last 16 in the series. First pitch is scheduled for 7p.m. in Lowden.