The Florence Gophers (Florence, AZ) softball nipped the visiting Coolidge Bears (Coolidge, AZ), 10-9 in Tuesday's league bout.
The Gophers (2-3) will now prepare for their bout against Santa Cruz Valley (Eloy, AZ). The Dust Devils go into the 3A South bout with a 15-5 record. In their last bout, Santa Cruz Valley held off Safford (Safford, AZ), 5-1, in a league bout.
The Bears now possess a 0-5 record. They play next when they host Empire for a 3A South bout on Thursday, March 26. Coolidge will confront a Ravens squad coming off a 22-0 league loss to Globe (Globe, AZ). The Ravens record now stands at 2-6.