The crowd at Thursday's non-league bout between the Hillcrest Academy Ravens (Kalona, IA) and the visiting New London Tigers (New London, IA), observed Hillcrest Academy's softball team notch a victory over New London by a tally of 13-5.

The Ravens (10-9) will now prepare for their bout against Montezuma (Montezuma, IA). The Braves go into the non-league bout with a 5-11 record.

In their next game, the Tigers battle the Pella Christian Eagles (Pella, IA) in a non-league bout, on Monday, July 7. New London will attempt to advance on its 2-21 season record. The Eagles go into the bout with a 10-16 record after their 5-3 non-league win over Sigourney (Sigourney, IA).