The crowd at Thursday's non-league bout between the New Riegel Blue Jackets (New Riegel, OH) and the visiting Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains (Bascom, OH), observed New Riegel's softball team prevail over Hopewell-Loudon by a tally of 17-7.

The Blue Jackets (2-0) will now prepare for their bout against Upper Sandusky (Upper Sandusky, OH). The Rams go into the non-league bout with a 0-2 record.

In their next game, the Chieftains battle the Columbian Tornadoes (Tiffin, OH) in a non-league bout, on Saturday, April 26. Hopewell-Loudon will attempt to advance on its 3-9 season record.