Ponca Indians (Ponca, NE) backers exited the stadium thrilled Saturday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Pierce Bluejays (Pierce, NE), 7-3 in a non-league challenge.

The Indians now own a 3-1 record. They take the field next when they host Highway 91 for a non-league challenge on Saturday, August 20. Ponca will battle a squad coming off a 13-2 non-league loss to Polk County (Stromsburg, NE). The record now stands at 0-1.

With the loss, Pierce falls to 1-3 on the campaign. The Bluejays travel to Ord (Ord, NE) to battle the Chanticleers in a non-league challenge on Saturday, August 20. The Chanticleers enter the challenge with a record of 0-1. Ord lost 15-6 in their recent league challenge against Kearney Catholic (Kearney, NE)