The Belton Pirates (Belton, MO) softball routed the visiting Truman Patriots (Independence, MO), 13-3 in Thursday's non-league outing.

The Pirates now sport a 20-8 record. They put it on the line next when they host Chrisman for a non-league outing on Monday, October 7. Belton will encounter a Bears team coming off a 17-0 non-league loss to Grain Valley (Grain Valley, MO). The Bears record now stands at 5-18.

With the loss, Truman moves to 10-20 on the season. The Patriots host Raytown (Raytown, MO) to encounter the Bluejays in a Class 4 District 5 outing on Monday, October 7. The Bluejays come into the outing with a record of 3-10. Raytown won 15-0 in their recent non-league outing against Ruskin (Kansas City, MO)