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The final regular season tune-up for the Hillcrest Academy Raven softball team is Friday when the Ravens host the North Mahaska Warhawks. Hillcrest is 12-12 on the year, finishing with an 8-7 record in the Southeast Iowa Superconference. The Ravens are hitting .306 as a team with a .415OBP and .412 slug with 179 runs on 179 hits with 100 walks and 178 strikeouts. Four Ravens are hitting .300 or better, led by Malia Yoder at .569 with 41 total hits, 32 runs scored and 31 RBI. Delaney Shaw, Claire Withrow and Erin Bontrager are all over .300. In the circle, Yoder is 11-10 with a .206 opponent average on 136 hits, 72 earned runs, 87 walks and 164 strikeouts with a 4.04ERA.

North Mahaska is 9-12 on the year, 8-7 in the South Iowa Cedar League. This year, the Warhawks hit .327 as a team with a .408OBP and .528 slug scoring 171 runs on 190 hits with 74 walks and 110 strikeouts. Three Warhawks hit .400 or better led by Regan Grewe at .476 with 32RBI and 30 runs scored. Olivia Shipman is the team leader with 31 total hits. Jocelyn Pinkerton is 7-6 in the circle with a .281 average against on 113 hits, 53 earned runs 29 strikeouts and a 4.54ERA.

Action gets underway tonight at 7p.m. In Kalona.