The Missouri Valley Big Reds (Missouri Valley, IA) softball nipped the host Audubon Wheelers (Audubon, IA), 5-4 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Big Reds (7-2) will now prepare for their bout against Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute (Mapleton, IA). The go into the non-league bout with a 7-3 record. In their last bout, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute held off Woodbury Central (Moville, IA), 9-8, in a league bout.

The Wheelers now possess a 3-3 record. They play next when they travel to Lincoln for a non-league bout on Saturday, June 1. Audubon will confront a Lynx squad coming off a 4-2 non-league loss to Lewis Central (Council Bluffs, IA). The Lynx record now stands at 0-9.