The Clare Pioneers (Clare, MI) softball nipped the visiting Standish-Sterling Panthers (Standish, MI), 2-1 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Pioneers (29-5) will now prepare for their bout against Gladstone (Gladstone, MI). The Braves go into the non-league bout with a 7-7 record. In their last bout, Gladstone held off Hart (Hart, MI), 5-0, in a non-league bout.

The Panthers now possess a 10-13 record. They play next when they travel to Shepherd for a non-league bout on Tuesday, May 21. Standish-Sterling will confront a Bluejays squad coming off a 7-2 non-league loss to Dow (Midland, MI). The Bluejays record now stands at 12-8.