The crowd at Thursday's non-league match between the Eureka Tornadoes (Eureka, KS) and the visiting Central Raiders (Burden, KS), saw Eureka's softball squad nip Central by a count of 8-1.

The Tornadoes now sport a 3-6 record. They take the field next when they travel to Cherryvale for a non-league match on Friday, April 26.

With the loss, Central falls to 0-12 on the campaign. The Raiders host Cedar Vale/Dexter (Cedar Vale, KS) to face the Spartans in a match on Monday, April 22. The Spartans enter the match with a record of 14-3. Cedar Vale/Dexter won 12-5 in their recent non-league match against Conway Springs (Conway Springs, KS)