Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute (Mapleton, IA) fans exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Ridge View Raptors (Holstein, IA), 10-3 in a league challenge.

The now sport a 8-6 record. They take the field next when they travel to Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove for a Western Valley challenge on Thursday, June 6. Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute will face a Falcons squad coming off a 21-2 non-league win over Whiting (Whiting, IA). The Falcons record now stands at 2-5.

With the loss, Ridge View falls to 3-4 on the campaign. The Raptors host Woodbury Central (Moville, IA) to face the Wildcats in a Western Valley challenge on Friday, June 7. The Wildcats enter the challenge with a record of 11-1. Woodbury Central won 15-9 in their recent non-league challenge against West Sioux (Hawarden, IA)