Pawnee Black Bears (Pawnee, OK) backers exited the stadium thrilled Friday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Porum Panthers (Porum, OK), 5-2 in a non-league challenge.

The Black Bears now own a 10-9 record. They take the field next when they travel to Hulbert for a 2A challenge on Friday, August 25. Pawnee will battle a Riders squad coming off a 10-3 league loss to Drumright (Drumright, OK). The Riders record now stands at 3-10.

With the loss, Porum falls to 11-10 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Depew (Depew, OK) to battle the Hornets in a Class A challenge on Saturday, August 26. The Hornets enter the challenge with a record of 9-5. Depew lost 7-0 in their recent league challenge against Sterling (Sterling, OK)