The crowd at Monday's non-league bout between the Okemah Panthers (Okemah, OK) and the visiting Pawnee Black Bears (Pawnee, OK), observed Okemah's softball team notch a victory over Pawnee by a tally of 15-5.

The Panthers (5-7) will now prepare for their bout against Checotah (Checotah, OK). The Wildcats go into the non-league bout with a 10-4 record. In their last bout, Checotah was routed by Poteau (Poteau, OK), 8-1, in a league bout.

In their next game, the Black Bears battle the Woodland Cougars (Fairfax, OK) in a non-league bout, on Tuesday, August 27. Pawnee will attempt to advance on its 3-10 season record. The Cougars go into the bout with a 4-4 record after their 4-3 non-league win over Covington-Douglas (Covington, OK).