The Hinton Blackhawks (Hinton, IA) softball routed the host Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute (Mapleton, IA), 18-8 in Saturday's non-league outing.

The Blackhawks now sport a 3-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host George-Little Rock for a War Eagle outing on Monday, June 2. Hinton will encounter a Mustangs team coming off a 10-6 league loss to Gehlen Catholic (Le Mars, IA). The Mustangs record now stands at 0-2.

With the loss, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute moves to 2-3 on the season. The host Harlan (Harlan, IA) to encounter the Cyclones in a non-league outing on Saturday, May 31. The Cyclones come into the outing with a record of 1-3. Harlan won 9-4 in their recent league outing against Denison-Schleswig (Denison, IA)