Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

CLEVELAND (AP) — Jay Bruce hit an RBI double in the 10th inning as the Cleveland Indians rallied for their 22nd straight win, 3-2 over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night. With their first walk-off win in the streak, the Indians remained unbeaten since Aug. 23 and now have the second-longest streak in baseball history, trailing only the 1916 New York Giants’ 26-gamer.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rookie Luke Weaver threw six innings of two-hit ball, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-2. Tommy Pham drove in two runs and stole two bases for St. Louis. The Cardinals have won five of their last six and nine of 12. They are chasing the first-place Cubs in the NL Central and the Rockies in the wild-card standings.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The student meets the teacher on Sunday when Doug Pederson leads the Philadelphia Eagles against Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. Reid gave Pederson his first starting job in the NFL and later his first coaching gig, too. Pederson hopes to repay Reid with a loss.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs racked up 537 yards of offense against the New England Patriots. Center Mitch Morse says that game plan won’t matter all that much against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. The Chiefs say the Eagles place a priority on the pass rush, while the Patriots often drop linemen into pass coverage. The Chiefs hope to build a reputation of having an offensive line that’s versatile and adaptable. They also want their running game to keep the Eagles off balance.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska believes it can build off the second half of its loss to Oregon when Northern Illinois visits Lincoln. The Cornhuskers have given up more than 1,000 yards in their first two games, but they shut out the Ducks after halftime in a 42-35 loss last week. Northern Illinois will try to beat a Big Ten opponent for the fourth time in five games under coach Rod Carey.

Hawkeye Ten Conference

(3-0) Harlan 25-25-25, Atlantic 21-15-17
(3-0) Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 28-25-25, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 26-17-17
(3-2) Creston 12-25-20-25-15, Denison-Schleswig 25-14-25-16-10

Western Iowa Conference

(3-2) IKM-Manning 25-25-23-23-15, Logan-Magnolia 20-16-25-25-7
(3-1) Riverside, Oakland 18-25-25-25, Underwood 25-13-16-22
(3-0) Treynor 25-25-25, Audubon 13-9-12
(3-0) Tri-Center, Neola 25-25-25, Missouri Valley 21-20-7

Corner Conference

(3-0) Stanton 25-25-27, Bedford 22-19-25

Pride of Iowa Conference

(3-0) Southwest Valley 25-25-25, Martensdale-St Marys 11-19-8
(3-1) Earlham 25-25-22-25, Lenox 23-15-25-16
(2-0) Van Meter 21-21, Mount Ayr 14-12

Other Scores

(3-1) Bondurant-Farrar 25-25-19-25, Winterset 23-19-25-13
(3-0) Carroll 25-25-25, Greene County 20-20-19
(3-0) East Sac County 25-25-25, St. Mary, Storm Lake 10-11-17
(3-0) Gilbert 25-25-25, Carroll 14-18-12

Friday (09/15/2017)

CLASS 4A:

District 1

Sioux City, East at Lewis Central (ND)

District 2

Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson at Sioux City, West (ND)
Sioux City, North at Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln (ND)

CLASS 3A:

District 7

Carroll at ADM, Adel
Denison-Schleswig at Creston/O-M
Harlan at Glenwood
Winterset at Atlantic

CLASS 2A:

District 7

Clarinda at Kuemper Catholic, Carroll
East Sac County at Underwood
Shenandoah at South Central Calhoun
Southeast Valley at Red Oak

CLASS 1A:

District 6

Madrid at West Central Valley, Stuart
Ogden at Panorama, Panora

District 7

AHSTW at ACGC
IKM-Manning at Logan-Magnolia
Missouri Valley at Treynor
Tri-Center, Neola at OA-BCIG

CLASS A

District 7

Martensdale-St. Marys at Earlham
Riverside, Oakland at Nodaway Valley
Southwest Valley at Griswold
St. Albert, Council Bluffs at Southeast Warren, Liberty Center

CLASS 8:

District 6

Baxter at East Union, Afton (ND)
Lamoni at Bedford
Murray at Lenox
Wayne, Corydon at Stanton

District 7

East Mills at CAM, Anita
Essex at Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton
Sidney at Fremont-Mills, Tabor
Woodbine at Clarinda Academy

District 8

Collins-Maxwell at Boyer Valley, Dunlap (ND)
Coon Rapids-Bayard at Ar-We-Va, Westside
River Valley, Correctionville at Glidden-Ralston
West Harrison, Mondamin at Audubon

The Atlantic Trojans football team is using the close loss to Denison-Schleswig in week 3 as a learning experience to prepare for their next game at home against Winterset.  Atlantic fought hard and made a lot of big plays last Friday but the Monarchs came up with a couple more at the end to out-duel the Trojans. Atlantic Head Coach Mike McDermott said they were obviously disappointed to lose the game but they were pleased with the team’s compete level.  He said it wasn’t a lack of effort that cost the Trojans the game and ultimately a game like that can be a valuable learning tool to clean up the details.

The Trojans get their next opportunity to show that improvement on Friday night at the Trojan Bowl against Winterset. The Huskies are 2-1 on the season and are coming off a nice win over ADM last week. Coach McDermott says the Winterset offense uses a lot of variety which makes them tough to prepare for.

Winterset quarterback Casey Kleemeier has completed 63% of his passes for 481 yards and 3 touchdowns on the season. He has also rushed for two scores and Coach McDermott said keeping him in the pocket will be a big key.

Offensively Atlantic hopes that the line can continue to improve and give quarterback Jaxson Eden time to be comfortable for throws throughout the game. Coach McDermott also said the run game will need to improve to have success.

The Trojans and Huskies will meet up for a 7:30pm kickoff at the Trojan Bowl. Catch a full interview with Coach McDermott on Trojan Preview at 4:45pm on Friday evening on KJAN.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Luke Weaver threw six innings of two-hit ball, Tommy Pham drove in two runs and stole two bases, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-2 on Thursday afternoon.

The Cardinals, who are chasing the first-place Cubs in the National League Central and the Rockies in the wild-card standings, have won five of their last six and nine of 12.

Weaver (6-1), a rookie right-hander who has boosted the St. Louis rotation, allowed one unearned run, struck out six and didn’t walk a batter.

Weaver was 3-0 with a 1.71 ERA in four appearances, including three starts, in June. He’s now 3-0 with a 0.99 ERA through his first three starts in September.

Rookie left-hander Amir Garrett (3-8) was charged with four runs in four innings. He struck out seven and walked five.