ST. LOUIS (AP) – Allen Craig matched his career best with four hits to go with two RBIs, Yadier Molina hit a two-run home run and the St. Louis Cardinals punished Edwin Jackson and the Washington Nationals early in a 12-2 victory Friday night to win a match-up of teams on the cusp of clinchers.

Roger Bernadina homered for Washington, which had its magic number for wrapping up the NL East reduced to two when Atlanta lost to the Mets. The Nationals, who secured the first postseason berth for Washington, D.C., since 1933 a week earlier, lead the Braves by four games with five to play and could wrap up the division title Saturday night.

Adam Wainwright (14-13) halted a string of four so-so starts with six solid innings for the Cardinals, whose magic number is three for securing the second NL wild card.

Girls
1.  Griswold            33
2.  Shenandoah/Essex    47
3.  Lewis Central          94

Individudals
1.  Rebekah Topham, Griswold
2.  Jordyn Sindt, Griswold
3.  Tiffany Shepherd, Corning
4.  Alyx Flippin, Griswold

Boys
1.  Shenandoah/Essex    31
2.  Glenwood        42
3.  Thomas Jefferson    83

Individuals
1.  Sean Skillern, Shenandoah/Essex
2.  Zac McCoy, Shenandoah/Essex
3.  James Fuller, Glenwood
4.  Jeff Reeve, Glenwood

Girls Class A 

1. Winterset            68
2. Creston                71
3. ADM                73
4. Dallas Center-Grimes        104
5. Perry                129
6. Bondurant-Farrar        150
7. Atlantic                167
8. Carlisle                201
9. Boone                223
10. Saydel                257

Individuals
1.  Madison Waymire, DC-G
2.  Brianna Mueller, ADM
3.  Maria Mostek, Creston
6.  Tiffany Williams, Atlantic

Girls Class B 

1. Earlham                41
2. Roland-Story            58
3. Madrid                110
4. Greene County            111
5. Panorama            131
6. West Central Valley        154
7. Ogden                159
8. Guthrie Center            161
9. Van Meter            163

Individuals
1.  Abby Murphy, Earlham
3.  Destiny Scar, NV
4.  Therese Frels, GC

Boys Class A

1. Boone                23
2. Dallas Center-Grimes        70
3. Bondurant-Farrar        98
4. Creston                156
5. ADM                 158
6. Perry                159
7. Carlisle                191
8. Winterset            200
9. Saydel                204
10. Atlantic                207

Individuals
1.  Chandler Austin, Boone
28.  Ryan Hawkins, Atlantic

Boys Class B

1. Guthrie Center            74
2. Woodward Academy        75
3. Roland-Story            114
4. Earlham                129
5. Greene County            141
6. Nodaway Valley        143
7. Panorama            145
8. Ogden                161
9. Van Meter            172
10. Madrid                199
11. West Central Valley        344

Individuals
1.  Cassidy Warson, Madrid
8.  Eddy Halbur, GC

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(3-0) Abraham Lincoln 25-25-25, Atlantic 20-17-12
(3-1) Exira-EHK 26-25-25-26, Ankeny Christian Academy 28-14-17-24
(3-2) Red Oak 25-16-25-16-15, Clarinda 16-25-22-25-11
(3-1) Underwood 25-26-14-25, Missouri Valley 17-24-25-18
(3-1) Nishnabotna 20-25-25-25, Villisca 25-14-18-17
(3-0) Stanton 25-25-25, Essex 16-14-10
(2-1) Charter Oak-Ute 18-25-15, Sioux City West 25-18-6
(2-1) Charter Oak-Ute 26-15-15, Westwood 24-25-9
(3-0) Grandview Park Baptist 25-25-25, Orient-Macksburg 13-6-13
(2-0) Newton 21-21, Iowa Christian Academy 5-6
(2-0) Van Meter 21-21, Iowa Christian Academy 12-7

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Few things have bothered Iowa more over the past two seasons than losing the “Floyd of Rosedale” trophy to Minnesota and then failing to win it back.

The struggling Hawkeyes have a lot more than a bronze pig to worry about right now.

Iowa (2-2) hosts the unbeaten Gophers (4-0) on Saturday. The matchup has taken on even more meaning for the Hawkeyes in the wake of last weekend’s collapse against Central Michigan.

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says the Hawkeyes have to move on and focus solely on Minnesota.

The Gophers are 4-0 for the first time since 2008.

Class 3-A District 1
*ADM (5-0, 3-0) @ Atlantic (3-2, 0-2)
*Harlan (5-0, 2-0) @ Creston (4-1, 2-1)
*Perry (2-3, 1-2) @ Lewis Central (4-1, 1-1)
Sergeant Bluff-Luton (0-5, 0-3) @ Glenwood (1-4, 0-3)

Class 3-A District 2
*Spencer (3-2, 2-1) @ Carroll (1-4, 1-1)
*LeMars (4-1, 2-1) @ Denison (1-4, 1-1)

Class 2-A District 8      
*Red Oak (1-4, 1-2) @ Clarinda (1-4, 1-1)
*Clarinda Academy (0-5, 0-3) @ OA-BCIG (4-1, 3-0)
*Kuemper Catholic (5-0, 2-0) @ Shenandoah (2-3, 1-1)
Greene County (1-4, 1-2) @ Roland-Story (1-4, 0-2)

Class 1-A District 2
*IKM/Manning (5-0, 2-0) @ FD St. Edmond (5-0, 3-0)

Class 1-A District 8
*Missouri Valley (2-3, 1-1) @ West Central Valley (3-2, 2-1)
*Tri-Center (3-2, 1-1) @ Nodaway Valley (0-5, 0-3)
*Treynor (3-2, 0-2) @ St. Albert (4-1, 3-0)
Des Moines Christian (1-4, 0-3) @ Panorama (3-2, 2-1)

Class A District 7
*Guthrie Center (0-5, 0-3) @ Audubon (2-3, 1-2)
*Bedford (2-3, 2-1) @ Martensdale-St. Marys (3-2, 1-2)
*Earlham (1-4, 1-2) @ Woodward-Granger (5-0, 3-0)
*Woodward Academy (1-4, 1-2) @ Madrid (4-1, 3-0)

Class A District 8
*A-H-S-T (3-2, 2-1) @ Riverside (1-4, 0-3)
*East Mills (3-2, 2-1) @ Underwood (3-2, 3-0)
*Griswold (3-2, 2-1) @ West Monona (0-5, 0-3)
*Westwood (0-5, 0-3) @ Logan-Magnolia (4-1, 3-0)

8-Man District 6
*Grandview Park Baptist (2-3, 2-2) @ Adair-Casey (5-1, 4-1)
*Colo-Nesco (4-2, 3-1) @ Mormon Trail (1-4, 0-3)
*East Union (2-4, 1-2) @ Lamoni (4-2, 1-2)
Moravia ((0-6, 0-4) @ Murray (5-0, 4-0)
Ankeny Christian (1-5, 0-4) @ Meskwaki Settlement School (0-5, 0-4)

8-Man District 7 
*Woodbine (1-4, 1-3) @ Ar-We-Va (2-3, 2-2)
*Boyer Valley (3-2, 2-2) @ Heartland Christian (0-6, 0-4)
*Charter Oak-Ute (2-3, 1-3) @ Glidden-Ralston (4-2, 4-1)
*Exira/EHK (5-0, 5-0) @ Coon Rapids-Bayard (5-1, 4-1)  — on KJAN at 6:30 pm–
Nishnabotna  (1-4, 1-4) @ West Harrison (1-4, 1-4)

8-Man District 8
*Lenox (5-1, 4-1) @ CAM (4-2, 3-1)
*Villisca (1-4, 1-4) @ Corning (2-3, 2-3)
*Essex (3-3, 1-3) @ Stanton (0-5, 0-4)
*Fremont-Mills (5-0, 4-0) @ Sidney (5-0, 4-0)

*district game

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