The Concord Pirates (Concord, AR) softball routed the host Norfork Panthers (Norfork, AR), 17-0 in Wednesday's league bout.

The Pirates (8-0) will now prepare for their bout against Marshall (Marshall, AR). The Bobcats go into the non-league bout with a 2-6 record. In their last bout, Marshall toppled Greenland (Greenland, AR), 11-4, in a league bout.

The Panthers now possess a 0-5 record. They play next when they travel to Calico Rock for a 1A Region 2 bout on Thursday, March 28. Norfork will confront a Pirates squad coming off a 17-15 league win over Viola (Viola, AR). The Pirates record now stands at 5-3.