The crowd at Monday's non-league bout between the Central Springs Panthers (Manly, IA) and the host Clear Lake Lions (Clear Lake, IA), observed Central Springs's softball team get by Clear Lake by a tally of 9-7.

The Panthers (19-10) will now prepare for their bout against Osage (Osage, IA). The Green Devils go into the Top of Iowa-East bout with a 21-8 record.

In their next game, the Lions clash with the New Hampton Chickasaws (New Hampton, IA) in a non-league bout, on Tuesday, July 9. Clear Lake will attempt to advance on its 12-16 season record. The Chickasaws go into the bout with a 13-11 record after their 10-3 league loss to Waverly-Shell Rock (Waverly, IA).