The crowd at Friday's league bout between the Lenox Tigers (Lenox, IA) and the host Mount Ayr Raiders (Mount Ayr, IA), observed Lenox's softball team get by Mount Ayr by a tally of 5-4.

The Tigers (4-4) will now prepare for their bout against Bedford (Bedford, IA). The Bulldogs go into the Pride of Iowa bout with a 5-2 record. In their last bout, Bedford tipped Stanton (Stanton, IA), 8-4, in a non-league bout.

In their next game, the Raiders battle the Murray Mustangs (Murray, IA) in a non-league bout, on Monday, June 9. Mount Ayr will attempt to advance on its 2-4 season record. The Mustangs go into the bout with a 4-3 record after their 5-4 non-league loss to East Union (Afton, IA).