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Clear Creek Amana will head into the postseason with some momentum.

The Clippers made sure of that on Saturday.

Clear Creek Amana won a pair of games at the Mid-Prairie tournament in Kalona defeating host Mid-Prairie 9-8 in six innings and downing Class 5A No. 14 Dubuque Hempstead 2-1.

The Clippers improved to 14-26 with the win and will open regional play on Thursday against North Scott in Eldridge at 7 p.m.

Freshman Raina Henze picked up the win against Dubuque Hempstead, allowing one unearned run on seven hits in a complete game.

Henze struck out two and didn’t walk a batter in the win.

Abby Kinnaird went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and scored both Clear Creek Amana runs.

Danielle Wnek had a hit and drove in a run and Katie Pitlick and Lydia Banwart each added singles.  

Clear Creek Amana used a five-run fifth inning to tie the game with Mid-Prairie and scored two runs using the international tie-breaker and held on for a 9-8 win.

Eighth-grader Peyton Grafft earned the win in relief of Henze, allowing five runs, two earned, on five hits in three innings.

Ainsley Schrock went 3-for-4 and drove in a run and Karsyn Stratton went 2-for-2 with two doubles and an RBI to lead the Clippers.

Wnek was 2-for-3 with a double and a run and Anna Fox had a hit, scred a run and drove in a run.

Clear Creek Amana              011  052  –  9   9

Mid-Prairie                            130  301  –  8  11

W – Peyton Grafft                  L – Cassidy Rourke

2B – CCA: Karsyn Stratton (2), Danielle Wnek. MP: Abby Tornow, Cassidy Rourke

Clear Creek Amana             010  100  0  –  2  5

Dubuque Hempstead            100  000  0  –  1  7

W – Raina Henze                   

HR – CCA: Abbi Kinnaird

Solon Gets Win at Ottumwa Tournament

Solon closed the regular season with a 12-3 win over Roland-Story on Saturday at the Ottumwa Tournament.

Class 3A seventh-ranked Solon went 1-2 at the two-day tournament falling to 4A No. 2 Fairfield 11-7 and 5A No. 15 Southeast Polk 5-1 on Friday.

Solon scored 10 runs in the first in in its win over Roland-Story on Saturday and improved to 27-12 on the season.

Kayla West earned the win allowing three unearned runs on three hits in three innings. McKenna Miller allowed two hits in four scoreless innings of relief.

Miller went 3-for-4 at the plate with a double and three RBI and Madison Rogers went 3-for-4 and drove in two runs.

Jess Heick was 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs and three RBI and Tara Lance had two hits and scored a run.

Bryn Hanrahan and Taylor Ryan each had a hit and scored twice.

Solon                           (10)01 010  0  –  12 13

Roland-Story                003   000  0  –   3   5

W – Kayla West

2B – SOL: McKenna Miller, Bryn Hanrahan

HR – SOL: Jess Heick