Spectators at Friday's league match between the Merced Bears (Merced, CA) and the host Atwater Falcons (Atwater, CA), witnessed Merced's softball squad prevail over Atwater by a count of 9-1.

The Bears now sport a 17-7 record. They play next when they travel to Turlock for a Central California match on Wednesday, May 2. Merced will face a Bulldogs squad coming off a 10-0 league loss to Golden Valley (Merced, CA). The Bulldogs record now stands at 3-19.

With the loss, Atwater moves to 14-9 on the season. The Falcons travel to Pitman (Turlock, CA) to face the Pride in a Central California match on Wednesday, May 2. The Pride go into the match with a record of 13-9. Pitman won 4-1 in their recent league match against Buhach Colony (Atwater, CA)