Class 4A fourth-ranked Western Dubuque and 5A No. 14 Cedar Rapids Kennedy split an Iowa high school softball doubleheader Tuesday night at Kennedy High School. The host Cougars won the opener, 3-0. The Bobcats took the nightcap, 9-3.

Kennedy's Molly Gieseman (19) high five Ella Brown (21) after scoring a run for the Cougars on a double by Alli VanderZee (36) during their Mississippi Valley Conference softball game against the Western Dubuque Bobcats at Kennedy High School in northeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Western Dubuque pitcher Kiya Steger (10) releases a pitch during their Mississippi Valley Conference softball game against the Cedar Rapids Kennedy Cougars at Kennedy High School in northeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Cedar Rapids Kennedy Cougars head coach Maddison LeClere reacts as she walks to the dugout during their Mississippi Valley Conference softball game against the Western Dubuque Bobcats at Kennedy High School in northeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Western Dubuque Bobcats head coach Rex Massey talks to his team during their Mississippi Valley Conference softball game against the Cedar Rapids Kennedy Cougars at Kennedy High School in northeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Kennedy's Peyton Stineman (center) gets caught in a run down with Western Dubuque catcher Kaitlyn Thole (left) during their Mississippi Valley Conference softball game at Kennedy High School in northeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Kennedy's Teagan Chrisman (11) slides into third base after Western Dubuque's Melanie Runde (2) makes the catch during their Mississippi Valley Conference softball game at Kennedy High School in northeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Kennedy's Peyton Stineman (12)scores a run for the Cougars during their Mississippi Valley Conference softball game against the Western Dubuque Bobcats at Kennedy High School in northeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Kennedy pitcher Lily Knutson (20) winds up to pitch during their Mississippi Valley Conference softball game against the Western Dubuque Bobcats at Kennedy High School in northeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Kennedy's Alli VanderZee (36) hits a one RBI double during their Mississippi Valley Conference softball game against the Western Dubuque Bobcats at Kennedy High School in northeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Kennedy's Cara Crock (15) catches a fly ball during their Mississippi Valley Conference softball game against the Western Dubuque Bobcats at Kennedy High School in northeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Western Dubuque's Carly Vogel (5) catches a fly ball during their Mississippi Valley Conference softball game against the Cedar Rapids Kennedy Cougars at Kennedy High School in northeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Western Dubuque's Hannah Hoefer (14) reaches for a dropped ball during their Mississippi Valley Conference softball game against the Cedar Rapids Kennedy Cougars at Kennedy High School in northeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Western Dubuque's Racquel Fern (8) tags out Kennedy's Teagan Chrisman (11) at second base during their Mississippi Valley Conference softball game at Kennedy High School in northeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

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