The Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union Royals softball team (Marcus, IA), was routed 12-0 in Monday's league test with the host Hinton Blackhawks (Hinton, IA)

Coming up next, the Blackhawks encounter the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Hawks (Hartley, IA) in a non-league test, on Wednesday, June 5. Hinton will attempt to improve on its 6-4 season record. The Hawks enter the test with a 1-5 record after their 7-1 league loss to Akron-Westfield (Akron, IA).

The Royals (3-4) will now prepare for their test against Kingsley-Pierson (Kingsley, IA). The Panthers enter the non-league test with a 4-4 record. In their last test, Kingsley-Pierson prevailed over Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute (Mapleton, IA), 8-6, in a league test.