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A walk-off single allowed top-ranked Pleasant Valley to beat Cedar Rapids Prairie in the Class 4A state baseball semifinals.

Cedar Rapids Prairie is advancing to the Class 4A state baseball semifinals after scoring six times in the seventh inning for an 8-4 win over West Des Moines Dowling.

Cedar Rapids Prairie scored four runs in the sixth to earn a Class 4A state tournament bid via a 4-2 substate win over Cedar Falls.

Cedar Rapids Prairie and Cedar Rapids Xavier split a Mississippi Valley Conference baseball doubleheader between ranked teams. The Class 3A No. 5 Saints won the opener, 4-3, while the 4A No. 6 Hawks won the nightcap, 4-1.

Cedar Rapids Prairie has won nine straight games. The Hawks lead Class 4A with 21 victories and have climbed to fifth in the IHSBCA rankings.

The Hawks beat three ranked foes in as many games, winning the season-opening Metro tournament for the first time since 2016.

Hawks draw Marion in Metro tournament final