Spectators at Thursday's league match between the Delta Panthers (Delta, CO) and the host Rifle Bears (Rifle, CO), witnessed Delta's softball squad overcome Rifle by a final score of 19-6.

The Panthers (13-3) will now prepare for their bout against Eagle Valley (Gypsum, CO). The Devils go into the 4A Western Slope bout with a 4-8 record. In their last bout, Eagle Valley notched a victory over Aspen (Aspen, CO), 25-4, in a non-league bout.

The Bears now possess a 1-15 record. They play next when they host Basalt for a non-league bout on Thursday, October 2. Rifle will confront a Longhorns squad coming off a 4-3 league loss to Cedaredge (Cedaredge, CO). The Longhorns record now stands at 11-6.