The Des Moines East Scarlets (Des Moines, IA) softball nipped the visiting Mason City Mohawks (Mason City, IA), 6-5 in Wednesday's non-league outing.

The Scarlets now sport a 8-8 record. They put it on the line next when they host Hoover for a Alliance Conference - South outing on Thursday, June 27. Des Moines East will encounter a Huskies team coming off a 14-8 non-league loss to Grand View Christian (Des Moines, IA). The Huskies record now stands at 3-6.

With the loss, Mason City moves to 10-15 on the season. The Mohawks host Newman Catholic (Mason City, IA) to encounter the Knights in a non-league outing on Thursday, June 27. The Knights come into the outing with a record of 23-3. Newman Catholic lost 7-0 in their recent league outing against Central Springs (Manly, IA)