IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Iowa has won at Iowa State just once since 2003 – even though the Hawkeyes have been favored each time. Iowa is the favorite again in Saturday’s in-state showdown after Iowa State (0-1) played poorly in its season-opening loss to Northern Iowa. Iowa (1-1) lost to Northern Illinois and beat Missouri State of the Championship Subdivision.

If the last decade is any indication, the game could end up being another entertaining but mistake-filled spectacle between two rivals desperate for a win before conference play begins. Listen to the game on AM-1220 and FM 101.1 KJAN Saturday, beginning with pre-game coverage at 3-p.m. , and the kick-off at 5. (Live streaming of Hawkeye Sports on our website will not be available due to restrictions)

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We’ll bring you Atlantic @ Creston live tonight in high school football on KJAN.  The Trojans are 1-1 on the year after a tough loss to Carroll last week and they face a Creston team with a lot of new faces who has started the season with wins over Chariton and Clarinda.  You can hear from Atlantic Coach Nick Ross this afternoon at 4:45 on “Trojan Preview.”  We continue our high school football coverage tonight at 6:00 with “Who’s Gonna Win?”  Join Matt Mullenix, Doug Leonard, Chris Parks and Jim Field as we look at some area match-ups.  Our “Football Friday Night” pre-game show begins at 6:30 tonight, with kick-off set for 7:30 pm.

Jim Field and Chris Parks have the call and you can listen live on AM 1220 or FM 101.1.  We are streaming live audio on www.kjan.com.  You can listen on your smart phone with the FREE KJAN app for iphone and android.  And, you can watch the game on the TV page at www.kjan.com as we’ll be streaming live video on KJAN TV!

Western Iowa:

• (3-1) Audubon 18-25-25-25, Tri-Center 25-20-22-20
• (3-0) Missouri Valley 25-26-25, Griswold 15-24-17
• (3-0) IKM-Manning 25-25-25, Logan-Magnolia 14-15-19

Rolling Valley:

• (3-1) Ar-We-Va 25-11-25-25, Adair-Casey 21-25-23-23
• (3-2) Exira-EHK 25-25-22-25-15, Glidden-Ralston 27-18-25-13-11
• (3-0) Boyer Valley 25-25-25, Charter Oak-Ute 17-14-12
• (2-1) Coon Rapids-Bayard 21-14-15, Dallas Center-Grimes 18-21-9
• (2-0) Des Moines Christian 21-21, Coon Rapids-Bayard 18-18
• (2-0) Carlisle 21-21, Coon Rapids-Bayard 12-11

Others:

• (3-0) Ankeny Christian Academy 25-25-25, Orient-Macksburg 15-11-13
• (3-2) Central Decatur 15-25-8-25-15, Lenox 25-22-25-15-13
• (2-0) C-M-B 21-21, Panorama 17-16
• (3-2) Interstate 35 23-19-26-25-15, West Central Valley 25-25-24-8-9
• (2-1) Sidney 16-25-25, Wymore Southern 25-19-17
• (2-1) Weeping Water 25-21-28, Sidney 22-25-26
• (3-0) Lamoni 25-25-25, Mormon Trail, Garden Grove 8-10-10

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina missed his second consecutive game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night because of an illness in the family. Molina’s mother Gladys is recuperating from an unspecified surgery performed Wednesday. Molina and his brother, assistant hitting coach Bengie Molina, were not at Busch Stadium the last two nights, and St. Louis manager Mike Matheny would not say when the catcher was expected back.

Tony Cruz replaced Molina in the starting lineup for the second game in a row. Molina is hitting .318 with 11 homers and 65 RBIs in 120 games.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tyler Thornburg threw six solid innings and Sean Halton homered to lead the Milwaukee Brewers over St. Louis 5-3 on Thursday night, snapping the Cardinals’ five-game winning streak. St. Louis fell into a tie with Pittsburgh for the top spot in the NL Central. Both teams are 85-61 with 16 games remaining. The idle Cincinnati Reds are 2½ back.

Milwaukee broke a three-game losing streak against St. Louis and beat the Cardinals for only the fourth time in 16 meetings this season. The Cardinals are 5-1 on their nine-game homestand. Thornburg, making his eighth career start, gave up two runs and three hits. He spent most of the season with Triple-A Nashville, going 0-9 with a 5.79 ERA in 15 starts.

Class 1-A

Dropped Out:  Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton (12), Marquette Catholic (13) 

Class 2-A

Dropped Out: Boyden-Hull (14)

Class 3-A

Dropped Out: Beckman Catholic (15)

Class 4-A

Dropped Out: Newton (11), Fairfield (15)

Class 5-A

Dropped Out: West Des Moines Valley (9)

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa has a stable of talented running backs and an impressive line. The Hawkeyes also have issues in the receiving corps and a sophomore quarterback, Jake Rudock, who will be making his road debut Saturday at Iowa State.

The Cyclones also have a number of skilled backs, young wideouts and a sophomore quarterback, Sam Richardson, coming off a sprained ankle. Neither team has a defensive line that opponents might describe as imposing.

It sure sounds like Saturday’s matchup in Ames could be a showdown of teams looking to run, run and run some more.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Pro Bowl running back Jamaal Charles was back at practice Thursday after missing the previous day’s work out with a bruised thigh muscle sustained in last week’s win over Jacksonville. Charles did participate in a walkthrough Wednesday morning, after which Chiefs coach Andy Reid said that he expected Charles to be OK for Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys.

Charles had already run for 77 yards and a touchdown against the Jaguars before hurting his quad while getting tackled on the first series of the third quarter. He briefly went to the locker room, and then returned to the field before leaving the game for good.

Cyrus Gray and Knile Davis split carries in Charles’ absence.