The crowd at Thursday's non-league bout between the Red Bud Musketeers (Red Bud, IL) and the visiting Valmeyer Pirates (Valmeyer, IL), observed Red Bud's softball team beat Valmeyer by a score of 17-0.

With the triumph, Red Bud improves its record to 5-0 on the year. The Musketeers travel to Edwardsville (Edwardsville, IL) to face the Tigers in a non-league contest on Saturday, March 21. The Tigers enter the contest with a record of 1-3.

The Pirates now hold a 0-1 record. They play next when they travel to Gibault Catholic for a non-league contest on Wednesday, April 8.