Belton Pirates (Belton, MO) backers exited the stadium thrilled Friday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Centralia Panthers (Centralia, MO), 4-3 in a non-league challenge.

The Pirates now own a 11-6 record. They take the field next when they travel to Sherwood for a non-league challenge on Saturday, September 23. Belton will battle a Marksmen squad coming off a 6-1 non-league loss to Truman (Independence, MO). The Marksmen record now stands at 9-4.

With the loss, Centralia falls to 10-6 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Harrisonville (Harrisonville, MO) to battle the Wildcats in a non-league challenge on Saturday, September 23. The Wildcats enter the challenge with a record of 6-21. Harrisonville lost 4-3 in their recent non-league challenge against Holden (Holden, MO)