The Grundy Center Spartans (Grundy Center, IA) softball nipped the visiting East Marshall Mustangs (Le Grand, IA), 5-4 in Thursday's league outing.

The Spartans now sport a 4-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Hudson for a non-league outing on Saturday, June 7. Grundy Center will encounter a Pirates team coming off a 10-0 league win over Denver (Denver, IA). The Pirates record now stands at 3-2.

With the loss, East Marshall moves to 7-2 on the season. The Mustangs host Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton, IA) to encounter the Vikings in a non-league outing on Friday, June 6. The Vikings come into the outing with a record of 2-7. Vinton-Shellsburg lost 5-2 in their recent non-league outing against Solon (Solon, IA)