The Denver Cyclones (Denver, IA) softball nipped the host Grundy Center Spartans (Grundy Center, IA), 6-5 in Wednesday's non-league outing.

The Cyclones now sport a 10-13 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Columbus for a North Iowa Cedar - Central outing on Thursday, June 26. Denver will encounter a Sailors team coming off a 10-2 non-league loss to Union (La Porte City, IA). The Sailors record now stands at 7-11.

With the loss, Grundy Center moves to 17-7 on the season. The Spartans travel to Clarksville (Clarksville, IA) to encounter the Indians in a non-league outing on Thursday, June 26. The Indians come into the outing with a record of 19-3. Clarksville won 9-6 in their recent league outing against Riceville (Riceville, IA)