The No. 9 in Class 2A Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk baseball team was beaten for the third time in as many games, falling by a 9-4 score in Solon.

Each team collected a run in the first inning, but the Spartans added another in the second, three in the third and four more in the fourth to open a 9-1 advantage. The Golden Hawks chipped away with a pair in the fifth and one more in the sixth to get within five, but could draw no closer. Mid-Prairie was out hit in the game 13-6. The Spartans committed five errors. Mid-Prairie made three miscues and issued a pair of walks. Brooks Weber went two of three and drove in two. Brady Weber, Tatem Telfer, Landry Gingerich and Cash Brown had one hit apiece. Blake Swart, Brady Weber, Gingerich and Brown scored runs. On the mound, Kale Miller went three and two thirds innings in his first varsity start with eight runs, seven earned on seven hits, four walks and a strikeout. Conner Wiles threw two and a third innings out of the pen. Maddox Kelley led Solon at the plate with four hits and an RBI, Carson Kidwell drove in two and Tate Miller collected the win, working five and two thirds with one earned run, two walks and four Ks. Golden Hawk head coach Kyle Mullet joined the KCII postgame show to talk about the night.

Mullet said,  “Kale (Miller) was phenomenal. He was able to locate and pitch to contact. You can’t have those defensive errors behind him. After that, you know you can always go to Conner (Wiles) our senior, and he’s going to have success. Brooks (Weber) is a good hitter and is seeing it well. We have confidence in our guys one through nine in the lineup.”

Mid-Prairie is now 9-4 on the year as Solon improves to 8-7 with the win.