The crowd at Thursday's non-league bout between the Gladstone Braves (Gladstone, MI) and the visiting Houghton Gremlins (Houghton, MI), observed Gladstone's softball team prevail over Houghton by a tally of 15-3.

The Braves (11-0) will now prepare for their bout against Kingsford (Kingsford, MI). The Flivvers go into the Great Northern U.P. bout with a 5-5 record. In their last bout, Kingsford was routed by Hancock (Hancock, MI), 5-4, in a non-league bout.

In their next game, the Gremlins battle the Hancock Bulldogs (Hancock, MI) in a Western Peninsula bout, on Tuesday, May 6. Houghton will attempt to advance on its 1-5 season record. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a 7-6 record after their 10-9 league loss to Calumet (Calumet, MI).