Piper Pirates (Kansas City, KS) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Ottawa Cyclones (Ottawa, KS), 8-5 in a non-league challenge.

The Pirates now own a 5-1 record. They take the field next when they host Ottawa for a Frontier challenge on Thursday, April 14. Piper will battle a Cyclones squad coming off a 17-0 league win over Baldwin (Baldwin, KS). The Cyclones record now stands at 5-1.

With the loss, Ottawa falls to 5-3 on the campaign. The Cyclones travel to Piper (Kansas City, KS) to battle the Pirates in a Frontier challenge on Thursday, April 14. The Pirates enter the challenge with a record of 3-1. Piper won 15-5 in their recent non-league challenge against De Soto (De Soto, KS)