MONTEZUMA — North Mahaska held off a ferocious Montezuma rally in the seventh inning Monday to score a 13-10 South Iowa Cedar League victory. Junior Dane Van Mersbergen hit four singles and a double to drive in five runs to lead the Warhawks. He also tossed the final 2/3 innings to seal the victory.
The contest against the long-time rivals was another wild affair for coach Kevin Kelderman’s Warhawks. They scored 13 runs on 19 hits while Monte scored 10 on 10 hits.
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