West Delaware Hawks (Manchester, IA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings (Vinton, IA), 4-2 in a non-league challenge.

The Hawks now own a 5-10 record. They take the field next when they host Vinton-Shellsburg for a non-league challenge on Wednesday, June 12. West Delaware will battle a Vikings squad coming off a 5-4 non-league loss to Wapsie Valley (Fairbank, IA). The Vikings record now stands at 7-14.

With the loss, Vinton-Shellsburg falls to 7-16 on the campaign. The Vikings travel to West Delaware (Manchester, IA) to battle the Hawks in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, June 12. The Hawks enter the challenge with a record of 3-10. West Delaware won 7-5 in their recent league challenge against Independence (Independence, IA)