The Palisade Bulldogs (Palisade, CO) softball routed the host Durango Demons (Durango, CO), 17-3 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Bulldogs (16-4) will now prepare for their bout against Montezuma-Cortez (Cortez, CO). The Panthers go into the non-league bout with a 13-2 record. In their last bout, Montezuma-Cortez was routed by Meeker (Meeker, CO), 11-9, in a league bout.

The Demons now possess a 4-13 record. They play next when they host Grand Junction Central for a 5A/4A Southwestern bout on Saturday, October 1. Durango will confront a Warriors squad coming off a 12-1 league win over Montrose (Montrose, CO). The Warriors record now stands at 14-6.