The crowd at Monday's non-league bout between the Grundy Center Spartans (Grundy Center, IA) and the visiting South Hamilton Hawks (Jewell, IA), observed Grundy Center's softball team get by South Hamilton by a tally of 9-4.

The Spartans (12-17) will now prepare for their bout against Alburnett (Alburnett, IA). The Pirates go into the non-league bout with a 30-6 record. In their last bout, Alburnett was routed by Benton (Van Horne, IA), 10-0, in a non-league bout.