Spectators at Friday's league match between the Columbus Wildcats (Columbus Junction, IA) and the host Pekin Panthers (Packwood, IA), witnessed Columbus's softball squad tip Pekin by a count of 14-12.

The Wildcats now sport a 1-1 record. They play next when they travel to Mt. Pleasant for a non-league match on Saturday, May 25. Columbus will face a Panthers squad coming off a 16-4 non-league loss to Mid-Prairie (Wellman, IA). The Panthers record now stands at 0-2.

With the loss, Pekin moves to 0-2 on the season. The Panthers travel to Winfield-Mt. Union (Winfield, IA) to face the Wolves in a SE IA Super - North match on Tuesday, May 28. The Wolves go into the match with a record of 0-1.