The Crane Pirates (Crane, MO) softball routed the visiting Hurley Tigers (Hurley, MO), 12-2 in Saturday's league bout.

The Pirates (11-2) will now prepare for their bout against Hollister (Hollister, MO). The Tigers go into the non-league bout with a 1-18 record. In their last bout, Hollister was routed by Billings (Billings, MO), 13-3, in a non-league bout.

The Tigers now possess a 3-4 record. They play next when they host Marionville for a Class 2 District 5 bout on Monday, April 15. Hurley will confront a Comets squad coming off a 6-1 non-league win over Pleasant Hope (Pleasant Hope, MO). The Comets record now stands at 9-4.