The Unity Christian Knights softball team (Orange City, IA), was tipped 5-4 in Thursday's non-league test with the visiting Hinton Blackhawks (Hinton, IA)

Coming up next, the Blackhawks encounter the Akron-Westfield Westerners (Akron, IA) in a non-league test, on Wednesday, July 5. Hinton will attempt to improve on its 15-6 season record. The Westerners enter the test with a 15-10 record after their 5-1 non-league loss to Unity Christian (Orange City, IA).

The Knights (13-9) will now prepare for their test against Spirit Lake (Spirit Lake, IA). The Indians enter the non-league test with a 13-8 record. In their last test, Spirit Lake tipped Spencer (Spencer, IA), 11-0, in a non-league test.