By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com
Mediapolis 10, Louisa-Muscatine 0
Mediapolis stayed hot scoring four runs in the 3rd and 6th innings as they rolled past Louisa-Muscatine 10-0 last night.
Tyler Samuel and Jaxon Brooks combined to limit Louisa-Muscatine to just two hits over six innings as Mediapolis dominated at the plate and in the field.
Josh Darbyshire led the Bulldog offense with three hits and two runs batted in.
He also scored three times.
Brooks had two hits, including a triple — while Aidan Danz had a pair of singles.
The win sparked Mediapolis to 15-7.
Louisa-Muscatine dropped to 7-9.
Highland 12, Winfield-Mount Union 2
Andrew Brown drove in one, but it was Highland’s bats that did the talking as the Huskies cruised to a 12-2 win over Winfield-Mount Union last night.
Brown singled and walked and drove in one while Demetrius Woodsmall had the other run batted in for the Wolves.
Luke Pfeiffer was the losing pitcher for Winfield, tossing four innings allowing three earned runs while walking one.
Bryce Thompson had three hits in three trips to lead Highland.
Connor Grinstead also had a multi-hit night for the Huskies.
Highland improved to 12-7.
Winfield-Mount Union dropped to 2-18.
Other area finals:
Hillcrest Academy 3, Wapello 0
Pekin 11, Lone Tree 9