Cedar Rapids Prairie strung together three straight hits in the bottom of the sixth inning to break a 1-1 tie, and knocked off Class 5A eighth-ranked Linn-Mar, 4-2, in an MVC softball surprise Wednesday night at Prairie High School.
Prep softball: Wednesday sweep pushes Cedar Rapids Prairie coach Alisha Frese to 500-win plateau.
City High scored three times in the first inning of a 5-2 win over Prairie to reach the state softball tournament for the third time in four years.
State softball tournament brackets will be finalized Tuesday.
The Lions and Hawks meet in a Class 5A regional softball semifinal Saturday.
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