Spectators at Thursday's league match between the Harbor Beach Pirates (Harbor Beach, MI) and the host Marlette Red Raiders (Marlette, MI), witnessed Harbor Beach's softball squad tip Marlette by a count of 9-7.

The Pirates now sport a 2-0 record. They play next when they travel to Capac for a non-league match on Thursday, May 14.

With the loss, Marlette moves to 8-11 on the season. The Red raiders host Algonac (Algonac, MI) to face the Muskrats in a non-league match on Saturday, May 9. The Muskrats go into the match with a record of 1-2. Algonac lost 4-2 in their recent non-league match against Traverse City Central (Traverse City, MI)