The Knob Noster Panthers (Knob Noster, MO) softball routed the visiting Richmond Spartans (Richmond, MO), 7-2 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Panthers (8-4) will now prepare for their bout against Holden (Holden, MO). The Eagles go into the non-league bout with a 14-3 record. In their last bout, Holden held off Carrollton (Carrollton, MO), 7-2, in a non-league bout.

The Spartans now possess a 0-10 record. They play next when they travel to Lexington for a non-league bout on Thursday, September 21. Richmond will confront a Minutemen squad coming off a 9-6 non-league loss to Lafayette County (Higginsville, MO). The Minutemen record now stands at 1-14.