The Ponca Indians (Ponca, NE) softball routed the visiting Pierce Bluejays (Pierce, NE), 8-3 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Indians (17-5) will now prepare for their bout against Logan View/Scribner-Snyder (Hooper, NE). The go into the non-league bout with a 10-12 record. In their last bout, Logan View/Scribner-Snyder held off Cass (Louisville, NE), 11-10, in a non-league bout.

The Bluejays now possess a 4-18 record. They play next when they travel to Logan View/Scribner-Snyder for a non-league bout on Thursday, September 22. Pierce will confront a squad coming off a 11-10 non-league win over Cass (Louisville, NE). The record now stands at 10-12.