Rivalry baseball and softball return to Mid-Prairie tonight when the Golden Hawks entertain the Iowa City Regina Regals. The Golden Hawk boys come into the night at 13-6 for the year, 9-1, atop the River Valley Conference after splitting a doubleheader with Regina in Iowa City Monday by 4-3 and 6-3 scores. The Hawks are ranked No. 2 in Class 2A this week by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association. Mid-Prairie is hitting .283 as a team with 98 runs on 123 hits. Karson Grout has a .429 average with 21 hits and 16 runs scored, all team highs. Alex Bean has a team best 17 RBI. On the mound, the Golden Hawk team ERA is 3.02 in 113 innings with a .230 opponent average on 102 hits, with 49 earned runs, 57 walks and 126 strikeouts. Brock Harland, Collin Miller and Brady Weber are a combined 8-0 in 54 innings with a 0.75 ERA.

Iowa City Regina is 10-12 this year, 8-3 in the River Valley after dropping a 5-3 decision to Burlington Notre Dame on the road Wednesday. The Regals are hitting .264 as a group with 128 runs on 147 hits. Jack Tierney is at .417 with 30 hits and 18 driven in, all team bests. Danny Gavin has scored a team leading 23 runs. On the mound, the Regal ERA is 3.09 in 140 innings with a .219 opponent average on 126 hits, 62 runs, 80 walks and 145 strikeouts. Tierney, Hudson Koch, Tate Lynch and Will Litton are 9-3 with a combined 2.50 ERA.

The Mid-Prairie softball team is 10-8 on the season, 7-4 in the RVC after a 15-1 win at West Branch in five innings Wednesday. 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.

Iowa City Regina is 13-4 this season, 9-1 in league play after a 3-0 win at Solon Wednesday. The Regals are ranked No. 1 in Class 2A this week by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. They are the defending 2A state champs. Regina is hitting .375 as a team with 109 runs on 170 hits. Dani Laughlin has a .604 average with 29 hits, leading the team. Courtney Kessler has driven in 27 and Avery Kies has scored 22 times. The Regals have a 1.68 ERA in the circle in 100 innings with a .211 opponent average, 93 hits, 24 earned runs, 25 walks and 114 strikeouts. Ashley Webb is 6-4 in 56 innings with a 1.51 ERA. The Regals swept a doubleheader from the Hawks Monday in Iowa City by 6-5 and 4-2 scores. You can hear all of the baseball action live tonight from Paul N. Bailey Field in Wellman, beginning with the Jessica Yoder and Sarah Bigley with Lepic Kroeger Realtors Pregame show at 6:30 and first pitch at 7p.m.