The Ankeny Hawks (Ankeny, IA) softball routed the host Ballard Bombers (Huxley, IA), 7-0 in Friday's non-league outing.

The Hawks now sport a 18-13 record. They put it on the line next when they host Valley for a CIML outing on Monday, July 1. Ankeny will encounter a Tigers team coming off a 8-3 non-league win over Pleasant Valley (Pleasant Valley, IA). The Tigers record now stands at 14-2.

With the loss, Ballard moves to 9-19 on the season. The Bombers host North Polk (Alleman, IA) to encounter the Comets in a Raccoon River outing on Monday, July 1. The Comets come into the outing with a record of 31-3. North Polk won 5-1 in their recent non-league outing against Dowling Catholic (West Des Moines, IA)