The crowd at Tuesday's non-league match between the Alburnett Pirates (Alburnett, IA) and the visiting Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings (Vinton, IA), saw Alburnett's softball squad nip Vinton-Shellsburg by a count of 8-2.

Coming up next, the Pirates clash with the Springville Orioles (Springville, IA) in a non-league test, on Thursday, June 20. Alburnett will attempt to improve on its 24-3 season record. The Orioles come into the test with a 5-17 record after their 11-0 non-league loss to Edgewood-Colesburg (Edgewood, IA).

The Vikings (7-19) will now prepare for their test against Independence (Independence, IA). The Mustangs come into the non-league test with a 13-17 record. In their last test, Independence was routed by Grinnell (Grinnell, IA), 4-2, in a non-league test.