Fans at Thursday's non-league battle between the Ballard Bombers (Huxley, IA) and the visiting Coon Rapids-Bayard Crusaders (Coon Rapids, IA), saw Ballard's soccer squad prevail over Coon Rapids-Bayard by a count of 6-2.

The Bombers (5-5) will now prepare for their battle against Winterset (Winterset, IA). The Huskies enter the Raccoon River battle with a 5-7 record. In their last battle, Winterset by Van Meter (Van Meter, IA), 4-0, in a non-league battle.

Next up, the Crusaders battle the Carlisle Wildcats (Carlisle, IA) in a non-league battle, on Monday, April 21. Coon Rapids-Bayard will attempt to upgrade on its 1-5 season record. The Wildcats enter the battle with a 4-1 record after their 2-0 non-league loss to Indianola (Indianola, IA).