The Hillcrest Academy baseball team dropped a return matchup with Mediapolis Thursday in Kalona 6-1. In a game heard on AM and FM KCII, the Ravens got on the board first against the state ERA leader Ryan Ensminger when London Schrock belted a two out triple and came home on a Luke Schrock RBI single. Hillcrest starter Eli Ours was sharp early, sitting down the first 10 Bulldogs he faced, opening the game perfect through three and a third innings. MEPO got to Ours the second time through the order, scoring three times on four hits in the fourth to go up 3-1. They would add a pair of insurance runs in the sixth and one more in the seventh. After the game, head coach Danny Hershberger talked about what he saw from his team.

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Ensminger went the distance recording the win for MEPO, in seven innings, giving up seven hits, one run and striking out four. Ours took the loss on the hill, going seven innings, giving up seen hits, six runs, walking three and striking out seven. At the plate, Noah Miller and London Schrock led the Ravens with two hits each. Mediapolis improves to 15-8. Hillcrest is now 8-7 on the year as they welcome Columbus Thursday.