The Earlham Cardinals softball team (Earlham, IA), was tipped 9-8 in Tuesday's non-league test with the host Des Moines Christian Lions (Des Moines, IA)

Coming up next, the Lions encounter the Panorama Panthers (Panora, IA) in a West Central test, on Thursday, June 13. Des Moines Christian will attempt to improve on its 5-7 season record. The Panthers come into the test with a 4-8 record after their 7-5 league win over Woodward-Granger (Woodward, IA).

The Cardinals (12-10) will now prepare for their test against Mount Ayr (Mount Ayr, IA). The Raiders come into the non-league test with a 6-5 record. In their last test, Mount Ayr edged Lenox (Lenox, IA), 3-2, in a non-league test.