In Friday's non-league outing, the host Hinton Blackhawks softball team scored a close 5-3 win over the Western Christian Wolfpack.

Coming up next, the Blackhawks battle the South O'Brien Wolverines (Paullina, IA) in a War Eagle outing, on Monday, June 10. Hinton will attempt to upgrade on its 8-5 season record. The Wolverines enter the outing with a 6-6 record after their 5-4 league loss to Akron-Westfield (Akron, IA).

The Wolfpack (0-8) will now prepare for their outing against Le Mars (Le Mars, IA). The Bulldogs enter the non-league outing with a 9-7 record. In their last outing, Le Mars tipped Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City, IA), 5-3, in a league outing.