The Carlisle Wildcats (Carlisle, IA) softball routed the host Ballard Bombers (Huxley, IA), 10-2 in Wednesday's league outing.

The Wildcats now sport a 24-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to North Polk for a Raccoon River outing on Monday, July 7. Carlisle will encounter a Comets team coming off a 12-0 non-league win over Ankeny (Ankeny, IA). The Comets record now stands at 29-5.

With the loss, Ballard moves to 6-24 on the season. The Bombers host Norwalk (Norwalk, IA) to encounter the Warriors in a non-league outing on Thursday, July 3. The Warriors come into the outing with a record of 27-4. Norwalk lost 6-5 in their recent non-league outing against Winterset (Winterset, IA)