The Circle Thunderbirds routed the host Buhler Crusaders softball squad by a count of 14-1 in Thursday's league battle.

The Thunderbirds (12-4) will now prepare for their battle against El Dorado (El Dorado, KS). The Wildcats go into the non-league battle with a 6-5 record. In their last battle, El Dorado was routed by Clearwater (Clearwater, KS), 16-1, in a non-league battle.

The Crusaders now sport a 2-9 record. They play next when they host Hutchinson for a non-league battle on Monday, April 15. Buhler will meet a Salthawks squad coming off a 13-3 non-league loss to Haysville Campus (Wichita, KS). The Salthawks record now stands at 0-5.