Mt. Vernon Mustangs (Mt. Vernon, IA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Grinnell Tigers (Grinnell, IA), 6-0 in a non-league challenge.

The Mustangs now own a 3-1 record. They take the field next when they host Central DeWitt for a non-league challenge on Friday, May 24. Mt. Vernon will battle a squad coming off a 9-5 non-league loss to Calamus-Wheatland (Wheatland, IA). The record now stands at 0-3.

With the loss, Grinnell falls to 0-4 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Durant (Durant, IA) to battle the Wildcats in a non-league challenge on Saturday, May 25. The Wildcats enter the challenge with a record of 0-0.