The Palatine Pirates (Palatine, IL) softball routed the visiting Wheeling Wildcats (Wheeling, IL), 7-1 in Saturday's league bout.

The Pirates (13-8) will now prepare for their bout against Schaumburg (Schaumburg, IL). The Saxons go into the Mid-Suburban West bout with a 15-3 record.

The Wildcats now possess a 0-5 record. They play next when they travel to Rolling Meadows for a Mid-Suburban East bout on Monday, May 6. Wheeling will confront a Mustangs squad coming off a 2-1 league win over Hersey (Arlington Heights, IL). The Mustangs record now stands at 12-11.