Spectators at Friday's league match between the Red Bluff Spartans (Red Bluff, CA) and the visiting Chico Panthers (Chico, CA), witnessed Red Bluff's softball squad tip Chico by a count of 6-1.

The Spartans now sport a 23-8 record. They play next when they travel to Foothill for a Eastern Athletic match on Tuesday, May 8. Red Bluff will encounter a Cougars team coming off a 3-2 league win over Shasta (Redding, CA). The Cougars record now stands at 16-11.

The Panthers (23-8) will now prepare for their test against Pleasant Valley (Chico, CA). The Vikings come into the Eastern Athletic test with a 11-13 record. In their last test, Pleasant Valley was routed by Enterprise (Redding, CA), 6-3, in a league test.