Spectators at Tuesday's non-league match between the McPherson Bullpups (McPherson, KS) and the visiting Great Bend Panthers (Great Bend, KS), witnessed McPherson's softball squad prevail over Great Bend by a count of 16-4.

The Bullpups now sport a 2-1 record. They play next when they host Circle for a Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail Division III match on Thursday, March 30. McPherson will meet a Thunderbirds squad coming off a 15-11 non-league loss to Augusta (Augusta, KS). The Thunderbirds record now stands at 2-2.

With the loss, Great Bend moves to 0-2 on the season. The Panthers host Hutchinson (Hutchinson, KS) to meet the Salthawks in a non-league match on Friday, March 31. The Salthawks go into the match with a record of 0-0.