Spectators at Saturday's non-league match between the Mercer Cardinals (Mercer, MO) and the host Grundy County Panthers (Galt, MO), witnessed Mercer's softball squad prevail over Grundy County by a count of 14-5.

The Cardinals now sport a 5-8 record. They play next when they travel to North Harrison for a Class 1 District 15 match on Monday, October 2. Mercer will face a Shamrocks squad coming off a 19-6 non-league win over Green City (Green City, MO). The Shamrocks record now stands at 5-11.

With the loss, Grundy County moves to 4-5 on the season. The Panthers travel to Princeton (Princeton, MO) to face the Tigers in a non-league match on Tuesday, October 3. The Tigers go into the match with a record of 12-5. Princeton won 3-1 in their recent league match against East Harrison [Ridgeway/Cainsville] (Ridgeway, MO)