The Bear River Bruins (Grass Valley, CA) softball nipped the visiting Lincoln Fighting Zebras (Lincoln, CA), 4-3 in Wednesday's league bout.
The Bruins (14-2) will now prepare for their bout against Merced (Merced, CA). The Bears go into the non-league bout with a 17-3 record. In their last bout, Merced held off Pitman (Turlock, CA), 3-2, in a league bout.
The Fighting Zebras now possess a 12-5 record. They play next when they host Clovis for a non-league bout on Friday, April 29. Lincoln will confront a Cougars squad coming off a 10-3 non-league win over West (Tracy, CA). The Cougars record now stands at 16-9.