Cedar Rapids Prairie and Class 4A No. 1-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy split an Iowa high school baseball doubleheader Monday night at Prairie High School. Prairie won the opener, 13-9. The Cougars took the nightcap, 11-0 in five innings.

\XXXXX during their Mississippi Valley Conference baseball game at Prairie High School in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Monday, June 10, 2024. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Prairie’s Maddux Mueller races the ball to home plate during their Mississippi Valley Conference baseball game against the Kennedy Cougars at Prairie High School in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Monday, June 10, 2024. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Prairie’s Kamren Francois (right) reaches for the ball as Kennedy’s Jackson Popelka dives back to second base during their Mississippi Valley Conference baseball game at Prairie High School in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Monday, June 10, 2024. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Kennedy’s Lincoln Meyers reacts as he rounds the bases after hitting a home run during their Mississippi Valley Conference baseball game against Prairie at Prairie High School in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Monday, June 10, 2024. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Teammates congratulate Kennedy’s Lincoln Meyers after he returns to the dugout after hitting a home run during their Mississippi Valley Conference baseball game against Prairie at Prairie High School in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Monday, June 10, 2024. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Prairie’s Maddux Mueller (right) tries to avoid the tag by Kennedy catcher Trevor Scott at home plate during their Mississippi Valley Conference baseball game against the Kennedy Cougars at Prairie High School in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Monday, June 10, 2024. Mueller was safe. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Prairie’s Tyler Schamberger fields a flyball during their Mississippi Valley Conference baseball game against the Kennedy Cougars at Prairie High School in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Monday, June 10, 2024. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

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