The Parkway West Longhorns (Ballwin, MO) softball routed the host Kirkwood Pioneers (Kirkwood, MO), 9-3 in Thursday's league bout.

The Longhorns (13-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Nerinx Hall (Webster Groves, MO). The Markers enter the non-league challenge with a 4-9 record.

With the loss, Kirkwood falls to 2-15 on the campaign. The Pioneers travel to Rockwood Summit (Fenton, MO) to face the Falcons in a Class 4 District 3 challenge on Monday, September 25. The Falcons enter the challenge with a record of 8-8. Rockwood Summit won 7-4 in their recent non-league challenge against Seckman (Imperial, MO)