The Gladstone Braves (Gladstone, MI) softball routed the visiting Hart Pirates (Hart, MI), 5-0 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Braves (8-8) will now prepare for their bout against Standish-Sterling (Standish, MI). The Panthers go into the non-league bout with a 8-12 record. In their last challenge, Standish-Sterling got by Valley Lutheran (Saginaw, MI), 20-0, in a non-league challenge.

With the loss, Hart falls to 21-11 on the campaign. The Pirates host Ravenna (Ravenna, MI) to battle the Bulldogs in a Western Michigan challenge on Wednesday, May 22. The Bulldogs enter the challenge with a record of 20-8. Ravenna won 6-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Sacred Heart Academy (Mt. Pleasant, MI)