The Hillcrest Academy Raven softball and baseball teams dropped Southeast Iowa Superconference crossover games Monday to visiting Van Buren. The Raven softball squad fell by a 9-2 score. The Warriors went up early with one in the first and three more in the second to lead 4-0. The Ravens got one in the third to get within 4-1, but two each for the Warriors in the fourth and fifth put the Ravens down 8-1 and they weren’t able to recover. Hillcrest was out hit 14-6 in the game, and gave up four extra base hits. Claire Withrow, Malia Yoder, Morgyn Nafziger, Delaney Shaw, Stavia Miller and Ella Mize had one hit each. Shaw had the RBI and Nafziger and Miller each scored a run. Yoder worked all seven in the circle with 11 hits, seven earned runs and seven strikeouts. The loss dropped the Ravens to 3-6. They see Belle Plaine Thursday.

The Hillcrest boys were edged out 3-2. The Ravens pushed across a pair in the first to lead 2-0, but single Warrior runs in the fourth, sixth and seventh completed the comeback for Van Buren. Hillcrest was out hit 5-4 and gave up a pair of walks. Liam Schrock, Rowan Miller, Mason Helmuth and Phoenix Anderson each had a hit. Helmuth and Mason Bender had one RBI each and Schrock and Miller scored a run. Schrock worked all seven on the hill, giving up four hits, one earned run, two walks and striking out two. The Ravens were even at 2-2 after the loss. They see Winfield-Mt. Union/Columbus Thursday.