Black River Pirates (Sullivan, OH) backers exited the stadium thrilled Saturday as they saw their softball squad run past the visiting Plymouth Big Red (Plymouth, OH), 18-5 in a non-league challenge.

The Pirates now own a 1-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Clearview for a Lorain County 8 challenge on Tuesday, April 9.

With the loss, Plymouth falls to 1-4 on the campaign. The Big red travel to Monroeville (Monroeville, OH) to battle the Eagles in a Firelands challenge on Tuesday, April 9. The Eagles enter the challenge with a record of 4-4. Monroeville lost 7-1 in their recent non-league challenge against East Carter (Grayson, KY)