Scouting Report & Photos: Cedar Rapids Prairie

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>IOWA CITY, Iowa - </strong>Cedar Rapids Prairie drove the short trip down I-380 Thursday night to the MVC/MAC Challenge here at Iowa City West. The Prairie Hawks continued growing as a team, facing three ranked squads in four matches so far this season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are scouting reports on Prairie players with photos after that: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["215742"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":452666,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"I'm not sure why this kid isn't receiving more love on the recruiting trail. It's not like right-sides this good grow on trees. 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