The Akron-Westfield Westerners (Akron, IA) baseball trounced the host Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Hawks (Hartley, IA), 26-1 in Monday's league challenge.

The Westerners now own a 8-5 record. They take the field next when they host Alta-Aurelia for a non-league challenge on Tuesday, June 10. Akron-Westfield will clash with a Warriors team coming off a 4-3 league win over East Sac County (Lake View, IA). The Warriors record now stands at 2-3.

With the defeat, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn drops to 0-6 on the year. The Hawks travel to Hinton (Hinton, IA) to clash with the Blackhawks in a War Eagle challenge on Wednesday, June 11. The Blackhawks go into the challenge with a record of 8-2. Hinton won 10-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Lawton-Bronson (Lawton, IA)