More Superconference summer sports action happens Friday night with an all-KCII area matchup in Riverside between the Hillcrest Ravens and Highland Huskies. Highland comes into the night with an overall record of 13-7. They beat Pekin on Wednesday 11-10. For the year, the Huskies are hitting .300 as a team with an ERA of 2.28. Individually, Highland is led by Kaige Vonnahme at .362 with 21 hits, 19 RBI and 17 runs scored. On the hill, Chase Schultz is 6-2 in 44 innings with a 1.10 ERA. Hillcrest is 9-7 this year after a 17-1 win over Columbus on Senior Night in Kalona on Thursday. For the year, the Ravens are hitting .314 as a team with a staff ERA of 3.36. Individually, the Ravens are paced by Luke Schrock with a .434 average on 23 hits with 19 runs scored and 17 RBI. He is one of three Ravens hitting over .400 along with London Schrock and Jace Rempel. On the mound, top performer is Seth Ours with a 2-0 record in 10 innings with a 0.70 ERA. Aiden Krabil is now 2-1 with a 2.47 and Eli Ours 2-2 with a 3.23 mark. The Huskies won the first matchup between these two schools this year, taking a 5-2 come from behind win on the road on opening night. Action starts tonight at 7p.m. in Riverside.
The Hillcrest softball team is 0-21 on the year as they gear up to travel to Danville Friday. They were beaten 13-3 by Holy Trinity Catholic at home on Thursday. For the season, the Ravens are hitting .258 with a team ERA of 11.08. Individually, Hillcrest is led by Evelyn Gerber with a .405 average on 15 hits and six runs scored. In the circle, Leah Bontrager has thrown 82 innings with an 0-17 record and 12.33 ERA. Danville is 6-13 on the year. They were beaten Thursday 7-1 by Cardinal. For the year, the Bears are hitting .305 as a team with a staff ERA of 5.35. Individually, the Bears are led by Carlea Beckman with a .560 average with 28 hits, 14 runs scored and four RBI. In the circle, Ava Smith has thrown 63 innings with a 5-6 record and 3.54 ERA. These two teams met on June 19th with the Bears taking an 11-3 win in Kalona. Action starts tonight at 5:30 in Danville.