The Iowa City Little Hawks (Iowa City, IA) softball nipped the visiting Xavier Saints (Cedar Rapids, IA), 3-2 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Little Hawks (8-8) will now prepare for their bout against Linn-Mar (Marion, IA). The Lions go into the non-league bout with a 10-13 record. In their last bout, Linn-Mar was edged by Northwest (Waukee, IA), 12-2, in a non-league bout.

The Saints now possess a 16-7 record. They play next when they host Western Dubuque for a non-league bout on Wednesday, June 19. Xavier will confront a Bobcats squad coming off a 14-2 non-league win over North Linn (Troy Mills, IA). The Bobcats record now stands at 8-2.