The Mid-Prairie baseball and softball teams crossover in the River Valley Conference Tuesday with a road trip to Anamosa. The Golden Hawk baseball team is 8-6 on the season and 4-4 in the RVC after a 10-0 victory over Tipton Monday. The Hawks are ranked No. 8 in Class 2A this week according to the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association. Mid-Prairie is hitting .277 as a team, with five players at .300 or better, led by Cain Brown at .442 with 19 hits and 14 runs scored. Dylan Henry has a team best 13 RBI. On the mound, Mid-Prairie’s team ERA is 1.17 with Alex Bean, Bowen Burmeiester, Brown, Brock Harland and Collin Miller all 1-0. Bean’s ERA is best at 2.62. Anamosa is also 8-6 this year, 5-3 in the RVC after dropping a 6-0 contest to No. 3 in Class 2A Cascade Monday. The Blue Raiders are receiving votes in this week’s Class 2A poll. They are hitting .325 as a team with four players over .300 led by Sam Wilt at .500. Graham Humpal has 20 hits and 16 RBI. On the mound, their team ERA is 1.84 with Jake Jess and Eli Lehrman both 2-0 and a combined 1.28 ERA. Anamosa won the meeting between these two 7-5 a season ago.

The Golden Hawk softball team is 8-7 on the year 3-2 in the River Valley, winners of four straight, their longest such streak since 2016. They beat Centerville and Davis County Saturday at the Eddyville-Blakesburg Tournament. The Hawks are hitting .326 as a team this year, with five players over .300, led by Madeline Schrader at .526. Dakota Mitchell has a team best 23 hits and 15 runs scored. Sydney Knebel leads the way with 12 RBI. In the circle, they have a team ERA of 4.52 with Knebel throwing 51 frames with a 4.20 mark. Anamosa is 5-11 this year and 4-5 in conference after a 5-1 win over Cascade Monday. The Blue Raiders are ranked No. 12 in Class 3A in this week’s poll from the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. They hit .289 as a team with four players over .300, led by Emily Watters .540 with 27 hits, 18 runs scored and 12 RBI. In the circle it’s a team 3.08 ERA with Watters and Mady Meeker throwing 104 innings with a three ERA. These teams met last year with Anamosa scoring a 2-1 win. You can hear all of the softball action live tonight from Anamosa, beginning with the Washington HyVee Pregame Show at 4:30 and first pitch at 5p.m.