Spectators at Thursday's non-league match between the Ponca Indians (Ponca, NE) and the visiting Pierce Bluejays (Pierce, NE), witnessed Ponca's softball squad prevail over Pierce by a count of 13-5.

The Indians now sport a 1-0 record. They play next when they travel to Centura-Central Valley for a non-league match on Saturday, August 20. Ponca will meet a Diamonds squad coming off a 9-8 non-league win over Minden (Minden, NE). The Diamonds record now stands at 2-0.

With the loss, Pierce moves to 0-1 on the season. The Bluejays travel to Twin River (Genoa, NE) to meet the Titans in a non-league match on Saturday, August 20. The Titans go into the match with a record of 1-1. Twin River lost 8-7 in their recent non-league match against Blue River (David City, NE)