Gems pound out 20 hits against the Cavemen en route to another Paddle Battle victory, while the Fort Madison baseball squad takes care of Keokuk in district semifinal play.
The Gems kept swinging - and kept scoring - their way to a win over the Cavemen on Friday night.
 / Joe Murano
IHSAA BASEBALL PLAYOFF SCORES
CLASS 3A, DISTRICT 11, SUBSTATE 6 SEMIFINALS
FORT MADISON 6
KEOKUK 2
MT. PLEASANT 4
WASHINGTON 5
Final in 8 innings
Washington will face Fort Madison Monday, July 18, at 7:00
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THE PROSPECT LEAGUE
CAVEMEN 6
GEMS 15
Quincy racks up 20 hits to extend series lead over river rival Hannibal