The Hillcrest Academy Raven boys and girls are ready for action Monday against Southeast Iowa Superconference foes Columbus and Louisa-Muscatine. The Raven girls are 10-12 on the season, 6-7 in the Superconference, following back-to-back losses to Wapello and L-M. The Ravens hit .293 as a team with a .402OBP and slug, scoring 152 runs on 156 hits with 88 walks and 164 strikeouts. Three Ravens hit .350 or better led by Malia Yoder at .538 with 35 total hits, 28 runs scored and 27 driven in. Delaney Shaw and Claire Withrow are also over .350. In the circle, Yoder is 10-10 with a .198 opponent average on 119 hits, 63 earned runs, 152 strikeouts and a 3.88ERA.

Columbus is 6-20 this year, 4-9 in conference play after a 5-1 loss to Highland Tuesday. The Wildcats have a .262 team average with a .393OBP and .325 slug, scoring 123 runs on 155 hits, 99 walks and 187 strikeouts. Three Wildcats are hitting .300 or better as Lily Coil leads with a .638 average and a team best 20RBI. Ellie Sanders has a team best 34 total hits, 27 runs scored with a .479 average. Kennedy Woepking also hits .328. In the circle, Woepking has thrown 80 innings with a .365 opponent average on 159 hits, 87 earned runs and 50 strikeouts with a 7.55ERA. These two teams have split their last four meetings, with the Ravens taking a 10-7 win in June.

The Raven boys are 14-3 overall, 8-1, first place in the North Division of the Southeast Iowa Superconference after a 19-5 win at Wapello to end last week. The Ravens are hitting .291 as a team with a .434OBP and .387 slug, scoring 158 runs on 139 hits with 103 walks and 115 strikeouts. Five Hillcrest hitters are at .300 or better, led by Rowan Miller at .469 with 23 total hits and 22RBI. Seth Ours leads with 26 runs scored and a .328 mark. Liam Schrock, Mason Helmuth and Phoenix Anderson are all over .300. On the mound, the Raven staff ERA is 3.17 with a .220 opponent average on 95 hits, 50 earned runs and 91 strikeouts. Ours is 4-1 with a 2.69ERA, Liam and Lawson Schrock, and Rowan Miller are a combined 8-0 with a three ERA.

Louisa-Muscatine is 5-13 on the year, 4-5 in league play following a 5-3 win over Lone Tree last time out. The Falcons hit .238 as a team with a .339OBP, .279 slug, 69 runs, 99 hits, 51 walks and 106 strikeouts. Individually, Braedyn Van Auken leads at .372. Ty Northup has a squad best 18 hits and 12RBI. Xavier Wheeler has scored 13 runs. On the mound, the Falcons have a 6.47ERA with a .180 opponent average on 96 hits, 93 earned runs, 102 walks and 105 strikeouts. Owen Klocksiem is 2-0 with a 1.65ERA. The Ravens have won eight of the last 11 in the series, but it was L-M with a 5-4 win in June.

Baseball starts tonight at 5:30 in Kalona and will pickup in the third inning with Hillcrest leading 3-1. Softball is in Columbus Junction at 7p.m.