The Dowling Catholic Maroons softball squad (West Des Moines, IA), was routed 6-3 in Tuesday's non-league contest with the host Valley Tigers (West Des Moines, IA)

With the triumph, Valley improves its record to 27-8 on the year. The Tigers host Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill, IA) to face the Rams in a non-league contest on Wednesday, July 2. The Rams enter the contest with a record of 23-9. Southeast Polk won 8-5 in their recent league contest against Ankeny (Ankeny, IA)

The Maroons now hold a 8-10 record. They play next when they travel to North Polk for a non-league contest on Thursday, July 3. Dowling Catholic will face a Comets squad coming off a 3-1 non-league win over Pella (Pella, IA). The Comets record now stands at 26-5.