In Thursday's non-league test, the Wayne Blue Devils (Wayne, NE) softball squad got by the host NEN (Wisner, NE), by a tally of 4-3.

Next, the Blue Devils meet the Pierce Bluejays (Pierce, NE) in a non-league outing, on Saturday, September 27. Wayne will attempt to move on its 16-8 season record. The Bluejays come into the outing with a 8-16 record after their 4-1 non-league loss to Ponca (Ponca, NE).

With the loss, NEN moves to 12-9 on the season. The travel to Southern Valley/Alma (Oxford, NE) to encounter the in a non-league outing on Saturday, September 27. The come into the outing with a record of 8-11. Southern Valley/Alma lost 7-3 in their recent non-league outing against Highway 6 (Holdrege, NE)