The Halfway Cardinals (Halfway, MO) softball routed the visiting Norwood Pirates (Norwood, MO), 6-0 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Cardinals (4-2) will now prepare for their bout against Climax Springs (Climax Springs, MO). The Cougars go into the non-league bout with a 0-1 record.

The Pirates now possess a 3-5 record. They take the field next when they travel to Van Buren for a non-league challenge on Tuesday, September 12. Norwood will battle a Bulldogs squad coming off a 14-11 non-league loss to Poplar Bluff (Poplar Bluff, MO). The Bulldogs record now stands at 1-3.