CEDAR FALLS - The Xavier Saints climbed into the thick of the Mississippi Division softball race Thursday night by sweeping a twinbill from Cedar Falls, 9-1 and 14-4.

Xavier pulled into a tie for second place with Waterloo West in the division with 11-7 league records, just one game behind Prairie (12-6) with eight games left in the Mississippi Valley Conference season.

Cassie Himmelsbach went 2-for-3 with a home run and scored twice in the 9-1 victory. Jamie Feltes was 2-for-4 with a double. Erin Drahozal got the victory.

Morgan Breitbach went 2-for-3 in the second game. Drahozal was 2-for-4 with a double and scored twice. Kylie Oldridge got the victory.

Xavier is 13-9 overall. Cedar Falls fell to 7-13 in the MVC and 11-16 overall.