Belle Plaine Plainsmen (Belle Plaine, IA) backers left the game pleased Wednesday as they saw their softball squad nudge the visiting Iowa Valley Tigers (Marengo, IA), 7-3 in a league game.

With the triumph, Belle Plaine upgrades its record to 10-9 on the year. The Plainsmen travel to Keota (Keota, IA) to play the Eagles in a South Iowa Cedar game on Friday, June 21. The Eagles enter the game with a record of 1-15.

The Tigers now own a 8-9 record. They play next when they host English Valleys for a South Iowa Cedar game on Friday, June 21. Iowa Valley will play a Bears squad coming off a 3-2 non-league loss to Sigourney (Sigourney, IA). The Bears record now stands at 13-4.