The crowd at Wednesday's league bout between the Hinton Blackhawks (Hinton, IA) and the host Gehlen Catholic Jays (Le Mars, IA), observed Hinton's softball team get by Gehlen Catholic by a final score of 9-8.

The Blackhawks (14-8) will now prepare for their bout against Cherokee Washington (Cherokee, IA). The Braves go into the non-league bout with a 5-15 record.

In their next game, the Jays battle the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Hawks (Hartley, IA) in a War Eagle bout, on Friday, June 28. Gehlen Catholic will attempt to better on its 9-7 season record. The Hawks go into the bout with a 4-10 record after their 8-2 non-league win over Trinity Christian (Hull, IA).