The crowd at Thursday's non-league bout between the Blanchard Lions (Blanchard, OK) and the host Sterling Tigers (Sterling, OK), observed Blanchard's softball team get by Sterling by a final score of 8-1.

The Lions (15-3) will now prepare for their bout against Elgin (Elgin, OK). The Owls go into the non-league bout with a 11-6 record. In their last bout, Elgin tipped Mangum (Mangum, OK), 8-0, in a non-league bout.

In their next game, the Tigers battle the Comanche Indians (Comanche, OK) in a non-league bout, on Friday, September 6. Sterling will attempt to better on its 15-6 season record. The Indians go into the bout with a 6-10 record after their 9-6 league loss to Kingston (Kingston, OK).