Gothenburg Swedes (Gothenburg, NE) backers exited the stadium thrilled Saturday as they saw their softball squad run past the visiting Alliance Bulldogs (Alliance, NE), 10-0 in a non-league challenge.

The Swedes now own a 3-1 record. They take the field next when they host Scottsbluff for a non-league challenge on Saturday, August 20. Gothenburg will battle a Bearcats squad coming off a 15-6 non-league win over Lexington (Lexington, NE). The Bearcats record now stands at 1-0.

With the loss, Alliance falls to 0-2 on the campaign. The Bulldogs travel to Chadron (Chadron, NE) to battle the Cardinals in a non-league challenge on Saturday, August 20. The Cardinals enter the challenge with a record of 1-0. Chadron won 11-3 in their recent non-league challenge against Southern Valley/Alma (Oxford, NE)