The Riceville Wildcats (Riceville, IA) softball routed the visiting Garner-Hayfield/Ventura Cardinals (Garner, IA), 9-1 in Saturday's non-league outing.

The Wildcats now sport a 13-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Baxter for a non-league outing on Monday, June 16. Riceville will encounter a team coming off a 10-2 non-league loss to Madrid (Madrid, IA). The record now stands at 1-12.

With the loss, Garner-Hayfield/Ventura falls to 4-7 on the year. The Cardinals travel to North Iowa (Buffalo Center, IA) to meet the Bison in a Top of Iowa-West challenge on Monday, June 16. The Bison enter the challenge with a record of 5-6. North Iowa lost 10-0 in their recent league challenge against Eagle Grove (Eagle Grove, IA)