In Thursday's league match, the host Crete Cardinals softball team scored a nice 9-0 victory over the Seward Bluejays.

The Cardinals (5-0) will now prepare for their match against Fairbury (Fairbury, NE). The Jeffs go into the non-league match with a 2-9 record. In their last match, Fairbury was routed by Centennial (Utica, NE), 10-2, in a non-league match.

In their next game, the Bluejays battle the Central City Bison (Central City, NE) in a non-league match, on Saturday, August 29. Seward will attempt to better on its 3-3 season record. The Bison go into the match with a 4-2 record after their 12-6 non-league loss to St. Cecilia (Hastings, NE).