The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk softball team continues the road warrior theme Wednesday when they travel to West Branch for their third contest of the year against the Bears. The Hawks enter the day 9-7 overall and 6-4 in the River Valley after dropping a pair of one run contests in an RVC doubleheader Monday at No. 1 in Class 2A Iowa City Regina. This year, Mid-Prairie is hitting .388 as a team, with 101 runs on 133 hits. They are led by Sophie Miller’s .545 average and 24 total hits. Brenna Jehle has a team best 17 driven in and Dakota Mitchell has scored a team high 17 times. In the circle, the Hawks have a 3.50 team ERA in 68 innings. Opponents hit .238 against them with 66 hits, 34 earned runs, 20 walks and 58 strikeouts. Sydney Knebel has worked 49 innings with a 3.14 ERA.

West Branch is 6-12 this year, 3-8 in the RVC after a Monday sweep at the hands of Durant in River Valley play by a combined 25-4 score. This year the Bears are hitting .340 with 122 runs on 162 hits. Lanie Meyer has a team best .491 average with 28 total hits and 27 RBI. Alyse Klinkkhammer has scored 20 times. In the circle, the Bears have a 5.83 team ERA in 97 innings with a .315 opponent average on 146 hits, 81 earned runs, 67 walks and 85 strikeouts. Klinkkammer is 4-2 with a 3.91 ERA in 29 innings. These teams met in a doubleheader May 31st with Mid-Prairie getting the sweep in Kalona by 13-1 and 12-0 scores. You can hear all of the action live tonight from West Branch, beginning with the Jessica Yoder and Sarah Bigley with Lepic Kroeger Realtors Pregame Show at 6:30 and first pitch at 7p.m.