The crowd at Thursday's non-league bout between the Platte County Pirates (Platte City, MO) and the visiting Belton Pirates (Belton, MO), observed Platte County's softball team get by Belton by a tally of 5-4.

The Pirates (4-1) will now prepare for their bout against Raytown (Raytown, MO). The Bluejays go into the non-league bout with a 0-1 record. In their last outing, Raytown was tipped by Grain Valley (Grain Valley, MO), 15-0, in a non-league outing.

With the loss, Belton moves to 3-3 on the season. The Pirates host Ruskin (Kansas City, MO) to encounter the Golden Eagles in a Class 4 District 13 outing on Monday, September 16. The Golden Eagles come into the outing with a record of 0-2.