The next chapter on the diamond will be written tonight when the Washington Demon baseball team hosts the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks. Washington comes into the day with a 4-19 overall mark, 4-8 in the Southeast conference after dropping a doubleheader to Burlington Monday 14-2 and 9-2. On the year, the Demons are hitting .229 with 85 runs on 122 hits. Isaac Vetter leads the way at the plate with a .375 average on 21 hits. Luke Beenblossom has scored 15 times and Caleb Zieglowsky has driven in 14. On the mound, Washington has a 6.84 team ERA with a .228 opponent average on 166 hits, 128 earned runs, 114 walks and 89 strikeouts. Vetter, Beenblossom, Aaron Boone and Conner Leyden have all recorded wins this season with a combined 5.96 ERA.

Mid-Prairie is 22-6 this season, 16-1 champions of the River Valley Conference. They swept Durant Monday in Wellman 8-0 and 8-2. The Golden Hawks are ranked No. 2 in Class 2A in the latest poll from the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association. The Hawks are hitting .297 as a team with 185 runs on 220 hits, led by Karson Grout at .412 with 35 hits and 30 RBI. Cain Brown has scored a team best 29 runs. Mid-Prairie’s staff ERA is 2.82 with a .223 opponent average, 161 hits, 76 earned runs, 81 walks and 201 strikeouts. Golden Hawk starters Collin Miller, Alex Bean, Brock Harland and Brady Weber are a combined 18-1 with a 2.09 ERA. The Demons have won eight of the last 11 contests in the series. The Golden Hawks took it 8-1 last year in Wellman. You can hear all of the action live tonight on FM 106.1 and KCIIradio.com, beginning with the Dino’s Pizza and Steakhouse and Jessica Yoder and Sarah Bigley with Lepic Kroeger Realtors Pregame Show at 7p.m. with first pitch at Dick Sojka Memorial field at 7:30.