The crowd at Wednesday's league bout between the Clarinda Cardinals (Clarinda, IA) and the visiting Denison-Schleswig Monarchs (Denison, IA), observed Clarinda's softball team get by Denison-Schleswig by a final score of 4-3.

The Cardinals (22-10) will now prepare for their bout against Creston (Creston, IA). The Panthers go into the Hawkeye 10 bout with a 26-6 record. In their last bout, Creston tipped St. Albert (Council Bluffs, IA), 9-0, in a league bout.

In their next game, the Monarchs battle the Kuemper Knights (Carroll, IA) in a Hawkeye 10 bout, on Thursday, July 3. Denison-Schleswig will attempt to better on its 9-16 season record. The Knights go into the bout with a 10-16 record after their 7-5 non-league loss to Logan-Magnolia (Logan, IA).