Grain Valley Eagles (Grain Valley, MO) backers exited the stadium thrilled Tuesday as they saw their softball squad run past the visiting Belton Pirates (Belton, MO), 9-1 in a non-league challenge.

The Eagles now own a 9-2 record. They take the field next when they host Republic for a non-league challenge on Friday, September 8. Grain Valley will battle a Tigers squad coming off a 3-0 league loss to Neosho (Neosho, MO). The Tigers record now stands at 3-3.

With the loss, Belton falls to 6-3 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Raytown (Raytown, MO) to battle the Bluejays in a non-league challenge on Thursday, September 7. The Bluejays enter the challenge with a record of 2-1.