The crowd at Thursday's non-league match between the Beatrice Orangemen (Beatrice, NE) and the host Bennington Badgers (Bennington, NE), saw Beatrice's softball squad nip Bennington by a count of 6-4.

The Orangemen now sport a 5-4 record. They take the field next when they travel to North Platte for a non-league match on Saturday, August 27. Beatrice will face a Bulldogs squad coming off a 3-2 non-league win over Gross Catholic (Omaha, NE). The Bulldogs record now stands at 4-1.

With the loss, Bennington falls to 2-3 on the campaign. The Badgers travel to Cass County Central (Louisville, NE) to face the Crush in a non-league match on Saturday, August 27. The Crush enter the match with a record of 0-2. Cass County Central lost 7-5 in their recent league match against Auburn (Auburn, NE)