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WATERLOO - Waterloo East came up one base hit short of a sweep Thursday as the Trojans split a Mississippi Valley Conference softball doubleheader against Iowa City High, winning 10-2 before dropping a 4-3 heartbreaker.

City High took a 1-0 lead in the first inning of the opener, but the Trojans (20-11) broke the game open with a six-run third inning.

East's Amanda Magnusion knocked in one run with a double, while Sarah Schmitz had a pair of hits and three RBIs in the win.

"Our team played hard," said East coach Gene Laughlin. "They expect to win every game, and every team has its ups and downs, but our team always finds ways to win games."

Kylie Rash threw a four-hitter in the victory.

City High used a three-run third in the nightcap to build a lead that stood at 4-1 after six innings, but East nearly pulled off the comeback.

Megan Dunn doubled in two runs, and Alyson Netty's base hit put runners on second and third, but Hawks pitcher Erin Weno got a strikeout to end it.

FIRST GAME

Iowa City High 100 001 0 - 2 4 1

Waterloo East 106 003 X - 10 8 2

Caitlin Wright and Nicole Burian; Kylie Rash and Charissa Wright.

SECOND GAME

Iowa City High 003 001 0 - 4 8 1

Waterloo East 000 010 2 - 3 6 0

Erin Weno and Nicole Burian; Alyson Netty and Charissa Wright.

Wahawks throttle hapless Wash

CEDAR RAPIDS - Waterloo West erupted for 28 hits in an 11-1, 13-0 doubleheader sweep of Cedar Rapids Washington Thursday night in Mississippi Valley Conference action.

Rebekah Doering led the Wahawks (17-11, 13-7) by going a combined 5-for-7 in the doubleheader with four runs scored and five RBIs. West's Tracy Shirey was 3-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBIs in the opener.

In game two, Kelli Joens went 3-for-3 with a double, a home run, three runs scored and four RBIs. Lindsey Hansen was also 3-for-3 with a single, double and triple.

FIRST GAME

West 226 10 - 11 14 0

Washington 001 00 - 1 4 3

Kayla Bessman and Lindsey Hansen; Kylie Drahn and Sam Short.

SECOND GAME

West 472 - 13 14 0

Wash 000 - 0 1 1

Kayla Bessman, Cassie Knutson and Lindsey Hansen; Kyria Conway and Sam Short.

Union hangs 13-0 loss on Panthers

CEDAR FALLS - Ashley Jungling threw a one-hitter as Union took just five innings to blank the NU High softball team, 13-0, Thursday.

The Knights scored in each inning, putting up 13 runs on just seven hits.

Union 325 12 - 13 7 0

NU High 000 00 - 0 1 3

Ashley Jungling and Lauren Bauer; Bailey Carlisle and Bri Gute.