The crowd at Thursday's league bout between the Le Mars Bulldogs (Le Mars, IA) and the visiting Bishop Heelan Catholic Crusaders (Sioux City, IA), observed Le Mars's softball team get by Bishop Heelan Catholic by a tally of 3-2.

The Bulldogs (13-4) will now prepare for their bout against Hinton (Hinton, IA). The Blackhawks go into the non-league bout with a 9-1 record. In their last bout, Hinton tipped Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn (Hartley, IA), 10-0, in a league bout.

In their next game, the Crusaders clash with the Le Mars Bulldogs (Le Mars, IA) in a Missouri River bout, on Monday, June 16. Bishop Heelan Catholic will attempt to advance on its 6-6 season record. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a 13-4 record after their 10-3 non-league win over Western Christian (Hull, IA).