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The Hillcrest Academy Ravens pay a visit to the WACO Warriors tonight for a Southeast Iowa Superconference softball contest. The Ravens are 7-10 this season, 5-5 in league play. They are hitting .294 as a team with a .402OBP and .409 slug, scoring 115 runs on 123 hits with 74 walks and 129Ks. Individually, three Ravens are hitting .400 or better led by Malia Yoder at .560 with a team best 28 hits and 26 runs scored. Delaney Shaw is on top with 22 RBI. In the circle, Yoder has 88 innings with a .207 opponent average, allowing 113 hits, 71 earned runs, 74 walks with 132Ks for 4.26ERA.

WACO is winless this season at 0-12, following a 9-2 loss to Winfield-Mt. Union Thursday. This year, the Warriors are hitting .214 as a bunch with a .273OBP and .283 slug with 15 runs on 34 hits with 10 walks and 73 strikeouts. Individually, Lizzy Gerot is the leader at the plate with a .438 average. Natalie Wagler has eight hits, Rhiannon Horn four RBI and Wagler and Carlee Lunsford have scored four runs each. Horn and Drew Graber have combined to go 33 innings in the circle with a .268 opponent average on 66 hits, 21 earned runs, 71 walks and 26 strikeouts. Hillcrest won this matchup earlier in the season 13-1. Action starts tonight at 7p.m. in Wayland.