The Oakdale Mustangs (Oakdale, CA) softball routed the host Merced Bears (Merced, CA), 9-3 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Mustangs (1-0) will now prepare for their bout against Central Catholic (Modesto, CA). The Raiders go into the non-league bout with a 1-1 record. In their last bout, Central Catholic was routed by Hilmar (Hilmar, CA), 7-1, in a non-league bout.

The Bears now possess a 1-2 record. They play next when they travel to Enochs for a non-league bout on Thursday, March 8. Merced will confront a Eagles squad coming off a 7-6 non-league win over Ceres (Ceres, CA). The Eagles record now stands at 2-0.