The crowd at Thursday's non-league match between the Ottawa Pirates (Ottawa, IL) and the visiting Somonauk Bobcats (Somonauk, IL), saw Ottawa's softball squad nip Somonauk by a count of 7-0.

The Pirates now sport a 5-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Reed-Custer for a non-league match on Friday, March 29. Ottawa will face a Comets squad coming off a 17-7 league loss to Wilmington (Wilmington, IL). The Comets record now stands at 4-1.

With the loss, Somonauk falls to 0-3 on the campaign. The Bobcats travel to Morris (Morris, IL) to face the Redskins in a non-league match on Friday, March 29. The Redskins enter the match with a record of 4-1. Morris won 17-5 in their recent non-league match against Plainfield Central (Plainfield, IL)