The Red Bluff Spartans (Red Bluff, CA) softball nipped the host Chico Panthers (Chico, CA), 4-3 in Saturday's non-league bout.
The Spartans (13-4) will now prepare for their bout against Lassen (Susanville, CA). The Grizzlies go into the non-league bout with a 5-5 record. In their last bout, Lassen held off Gridley (Gridley, CA), 5-1, in a non-league bout.
The Panthers now possess a 9-5 record. They play next when they host Pleasant Valley for a Eastern bout on Tuesday, March 30. Chico will confront a Vikings squad coming off a 8-3 non-league loss to Whitney (Rocklin, CA). The Vikings record now stands at 2-5.