Beatrice– The North Platte Community College Knights softball team played a couple of double headers on Friday and Saturday against Region IX Division II opponents.

On Friday, the Knights were in Columbus and were swept in a double header by the Central Community College Lady Raiders 5-4 and 12-3. It was the opener of the Region IX Division II season for both teams.

On Saturday, the Knights traveled to Beatrice and split a doubleheader with the Southeast Community College Lady Storm, dropping the first game 14-1 to the Lady Storm and winning the second game in the eighth inning 7-6

The Knights are 2-14 on the season and are 1-3 in Region IX Division II play.

The Lady Raiders improve to 4-9 and 2-0 in Region IX Division II play and the Lady Storm are 4-17 overall and 1-1 in regional play.

The Knights were scheduled to play the Lady Storm on Sunday, March 11 in a doubleheader, but those games were postponed due to cold temperatures.