The Hinton Blackhawks softball team scored 3 runs and held the visiting Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute to 1 in the Blackhawks non-league win on Monday.

The Blackhawks now possess a 15-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Unity Christian for a non-league battle on Tuesday, July 2. Hinton will confront a Knights team coming off a 6-5 non-league loss to Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (Rock Valley, IA). The Knights record now stands at 14-7.

With the loss, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute moves to 16-11 on the season. The travel to Cherokee Washington (Cherokee, IA) to confront the Braves in a non-league battle on Wednesday, July 3. The Braves come into the battle with a record of 5-16. Cherokee Washington lost 10-0 in their recent league battle against Spirit Lake (Spirit Lake, IA)