Ballard Bombers (Huxley, IA) backers left the game pleased Wednesday as they saw their softball squad thwart the visiting Hampton-Dumont/CAL (Hampton, IA), 11-1 in a non-league game.

With the triumph, Ballard upgrades its record to 10-20 on the year. The Bombers travel to Roland-Story (Story City, IA) to play the Norsemen in a non-league game on Tuesday, July 9. The Norsemen enter the game with a record of 7-22. Roland-Story lost 6-3 in their recent non-league game against Clarksville (Clarksville, IA)

The now own a 7-15 record. They play next when they host Nevada for a non-league game on Monday, July 8. Hampton-Dumont/CAL will play a Cubs squad coming off a 7-1 non-league loss to East Marshall (Le Grand, IA). The Cubs record now stands at 10-22.