The crowd at Thursday's non-league bout between the Almond-Bancroft Eagles (Almond, WI) and the host Thorp Cardinals (Thorp, WI), observed Almond-Bancroft's softball team notch a victory over Thorp by a tally of 18-3.

The Eagles (27-6) will now prepare for their bout against Belmont (Belmont, WI). The Braves go into the non-league bout with a 18-2 record. In their last bout, Belmont gained a win over Ithaca (Richland Center, WI), 11-0, in a non-league bout.