The Montezuma Braves (Montezuma, IA) softball nipped the visiting Baxter (Baxter, IA), 9-8 in Saturday's non-league outing.

The Braves now sport a 4-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to North Mahaska for a South Iowa Cedar outing on Monday, June 22. Montezuma will encounter a Warhawks team coming off a 7-4 non-league win over Twin Cedars (Bussey, IA). The Warhawks record now stands at 11-3.

With the loss, Baxter moves to 3-16 on the season. The host North Tama (Traer, IA) to encounter the Redhawks in a Iowa Star - South outing on Monday, June 22. The Redhawks come into the outing with a record of 7-3. North Tama won 2-0 in their recent league outing against GMG (Garwin, IA)