Class 4A second-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Class 3A No. 1 Western Dubuque split an Iowa high school baseball doubleheader Tuesday at Kennedy’s Herkelman Field. The Bobcats won the opener 13-8 and the Cougars took the nightcap 18-3 in four innings.

Western Dubuque's Clayten Lindecker (4) goes to hit the ball in the third inning against Kennedy at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Western Dubuque's Collin Coyle (24) catches the hit from Kennedy in the first inning at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Kennedy's Matthew Stoltenberg (13) throws the ball to first for an out against Western Dubuque in the seventh inning at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Western Dubuque's Clayten Lindecker (4) throws the ball to the infield after a hit from Kennedy in the first inning at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Kennedy's Max Leno (33) catches the hit from Western Dubuque and gets the third out at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Kennedy's Lincoln Meyers (23) throws the ball to the infield in the third inning at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Western Dubuque's Brett Harris (17) heads to home and gets a run in the third inning against Kennedy at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Kennedy's Ty Donels (20) hits the ball to the outfield in the first inning against Western Dubuque at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Kennedy's Ty Donels (20) celebrates after getting safely to second base in the first inning against Western Dubuque at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Western Dubuque's Ben Wernimont (10) catches a hit from Kennedy for an out in the third inning at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Western Dubuque's Brett Harris (17) gets a run for the Bobcats in the fourth inning against Kennedy at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Western Dubuque's Tanner Anderson (11) throws out a pitch to Kennedy in the fourth inning at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Western Dubuque's Brett Harris (17) laughs with his teammates in the dugout during the game against Kennedy at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Kennedy's Nolan Grawe (2) reacts after a play was not seen by either umpire in the sixth inning against Western Dubuque at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Kennedy's Colton Duerling (3) throws the ball to first for an out against Western Dubuque in the second inning at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Kennedy's Colton Duerling (3) slides safely into second as Western Dubuque's Jake Goodman (3) goes to grab the ball in the fifth inning at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Kennedy's Ty Donels (20) tags out Western Dubuque's Cameron Vaassen (6) as he slides into first in the sixth inning at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Western Dubuque's Collin Coyle (24) goes to hit the ball in the first inning against Kennedy at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Western Dubuque's Clayten Lindecker (4) throws the ball to first for an out against Kennedy in the third inning at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Western Dubuque's Jake Goodman (3) rounds third and heads for home to get a run for the Bobcats in the fourth inning at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Western Dubuque's Hunter Quagliano (22) runs past Kennedy's Nolan Grawe (2) as he fumbles the ball allowing the Bobcats to score in the seventh inning at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Kennedy's Owen Anderson (7) rounds the bases and heads for home after hitting a home run in the fifth inning against Western Dubuque at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Kennedy's Grant Mather (5) throws out a pitch to Western Dubuque in the first inning at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Western Dubuque's Colin McDermott (13) rounds third and heads for home to get a run for the Bobcats in the third inning against Kennedy at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Kennedy's Nolan Grawe (2) throws the ball to first to try and tag out Western Dubuque in the first inning at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Kennedy's Nolan Grawe (2) fumbles the ball as he tries to catch it allowing Western Dubuque to get on base in the fourth inning at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

After hitting the ball to the outfield, Kennedy's Ty Donels (20) runs to first base in the first inning against Western Dubuque at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Kennedy's Colton Duerling (3) slides safely back into first as Western Dubuque's Hunter Quagliano (22) waits to catch the ball in the fifth inning at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Kennedy's Grant Mather (5) reaches out to give Kennedy's Ty Donels (20) a high-five after scoring the first run for the Cougars in the first inning against Western Dubuque at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Western Dubuque's Jake Goodman (3) swings, but misses in the first inning against Kennedy at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Kennedy head coach Bret Hoyer gives Kennedy's Nolan Grawe (2) a high-five after scoring a home run in the second inning against Western Dubuque at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

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