WATERLOO - Waterloo West got clutch performances from its three upperclassmen as the Wahawks celebrated Senior Night Tuesday with a pair of come-from-behind victories over Cedar Rapids Prairie, 5-2 and 3-2.

The wins ran West's winning streak to 16 consecutive games and allowed the Wahawks to remain 1 1/2 games behind Dubuque Wahlert in the Mississippi Valley Conference's Mississippi Division.

Trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the sixth inning in game one, West exploded for five runs. The key blow was a two-run double by senior Cassie Horak. Kelli Joens, another senior, finished 2-for-3.

The nightcap was knotted at 2-2 until senior Tarrin Ott belted a game-winning home run in the bottom of the sixth inning. Ott was 2-for-3 with two RBIs in the game.

"The seniors stepped up their play tonight," said West coach Kelly Nelson. "All three did a nice job on Senior Night."

West, which improved to 23-11 overall and 15-7 in conference play, hosts Dubuque Senior tonight at 5:30 p.m. Prairie fell to 13-19 overall and 10-14 in MVC play.

FIRST GAME

Prairie 000 002 0 - 2 5 0

West 000 005 x - 5 8 0

MacKenzie Blaha, Katie Sturtz (6) and Shelby Crist; Kayla Bessman and Lindsey Hansen. WP-Bessman, LP-Blaha.

2B-Cassie Horak (W), Hansen (W). Multiple hits-Kelli Joens (W) 2. Multiple RBIs-Hansen (W) 2, Horak (W) 2.

SECOND GAME

Prairie 002 000 0 - 2 5 0

West 011 001 x - 3 6 1

Katie Kuch and Crist; Jadyn Spencer and Hansen.

2B-Cassie Knutson (W). Multiple hits-Tarrin Ott (W) 2. Multiple RBIs-Ott (W) 2. HR-Ott (W).

Wahlert silences Trojan offense

DUBUQUE - Waterloo East managed just one run over 16 innings Tuesday while dropping a 1-0, 5-1 Mississippi Valley Conference softball doubleheader to Dubuque Wahlert.

In game one, a pitching duel between East's Kylie Rash and Wahlert's Brianna Bannon stretched into the ninth inning before Erin Skahill singled in the game-winning run for the Golden Eagles.

Amanda Magnuson's solo home run in the fifth inning of game two represented the only run all day for East, which slipped to 21-14 overall and 13-11 in the MVC.

The Trojans host Waterloo West in a doubleheader Thursday.

FIRST GAME

East 000 000 000 - 0 6 0

Wahlert 000 000 001 - 1 5 1

Kylie Rash and Charissa Wright; Brianna Bannon and Sam Reimer.

Multiple hits - East: Megan Dunn 2.

SECOND GAME

East 000 010 0 - 1 5 1

Wahlert 000 221 x - 5 5 0

Alyson Netty and Wright; Kellie Klein and Reimer.

HR - East: Amanda Magnuson. 2B - DW: Reimer. Multiple hits - DW: Reimer 2. Multiple RBIs - East: Klein 2.

I.C. West rolls past Tigers twice

CEDAR FALLS - Iowa City West beat Cedar Falls with pitching, defense and hitting Tuesday night.

The Women of Troy got a one-hitter from Mackenzie Haight and a 10-hit offensive attack to win the opening game, 10-0 in five innings, then broke open a tight second game with four runs in the seventh for the sweep, 9-3.

"They kept us off-balance at the plate in the first game," said Cedar Falls coach Tammy Utley.

Alison Jaynes' two-run single in the fourth inning of game two pulled the Tigers within 4-2, but that was as close as they could get.

Cedar Falls fell to 18-16 overall and 11-13 in the Mississippi Valley Conference and will host Waverly-Shell Rock today for Senior Night.

FIRST GAME

Iowa City West 021 07 - 10 10 0

Cedar Falls 000 00 - 0 1 3

Mackenzie Haight and Emily Stumpff; Shyann Beach and Cari Collins.

2B-ICW: Tatum Kline, Alise Miller. Multiple hits-ICW: Hanson 2, Shelly Stumpff 2, Fran Strub 2. Multiple RBIs-ICW: Miller 2, Hanson 3.

SECOND GAME

Iowa City West 220 001 4 - 9 7 1

Cedar Falls 000 201 0 - 3 6 3

Shelly Stumpff and Loren Larson; Makenze Mobley, Sonja Pryzbylski (2) and Loren Smith. WP-Stumpff, LP-Mobley.

2B-ICW: Stumpff. Multiple hits-ICW: Fran Strubb 2; CF: Sarah Korte 2-4. Multiple RBIs-CF: Alison Jaynes 2.