Dallas Center-Grimes Mustangs (Dallas Center, IA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Saturday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Clarinda Cardinals (Clarinda, IA), 7-2 in a non-league challenge.

The Mustangs now own a 12-3 record. They take the field next when they host Knoxville for a non-league challenge on Saturday, June 8. Dallas Center-Grimes will face a Panthers squad coming off a 12-2 non-league win over Clarke (Osceola, IA). The Panthers record now stands at 5-3.

With the loss, Clarinda falls to 12-5 on the campaign. The Cardinals travel to Ankeny (Ankeny, IA) to face the Hawks in a non-league challenge on Saturday, June 8. The Hawks enter the challenge with a record of 7-7. Ankeny won 9-3 in their recent non-league challenge against Atlantic (Atlantic, IA)