Complex sentence: However, a five-game winning streak would return the Barnstormers to the thick of the playoff hunt, and Iowa would go on to win their fourth Central Division crown in six seasons of play, earning them the third seed in the newly expanded playoffs.
Split into simpler sentences: However, a five-game winning streak return the Barnstormers to the thick of the playoff hunt. Iowa went on to win their fourth Central Division crown in six seasons of play, earning the 3rd seed in the newly expanded playoffs.