The crowd at Thursday's non-league match between the Dubuque Senior Rams (Dubuque, IA) and the host Hempstead Mustangs (Dubuque, IA), saw Dubuque Senior's softball squad nip Hempstead by a count of 7-5.

The Rams now sport a 18-9 record. They take the field next when they travel to Marion for a non-league match on Friday, June 21. Dubuque Senior will face a Wolves squad coming off a 10-1 non-league loss to Linn-Mar (Marion, IA). The Wolves record now stands at 11-13.

With the loss, Hempstead falls to 3-7 on the campaign. The Mustangs travel to Bettendorf (Bettendorf, IA) to face the Bulldogs in a non-league match on Friday, June 21. The Bulldogs enter the match with a record of 7-13. Bettendorf lost 9-4 in their recent non-league match against Davenport West (Davenport, IA)