In Friday's league outing, the host Patterson Tigers softball team scored a close 5-4 win over the Merced Bears.

Coming up next, the Tigers encounter the Atwater Falcons (Atwater, CA) in a Central California Conference outing, on Wednesday, March 27. Patterson will attempt to improve on its 6-5 season record. The Falcons enter the outing with a 5-10 record after their 2-0 non-league win over Chatsworth (Chatsworth, CA).

The Bears (5-7) will now prepare for their outing against Livingston (Livingston, CA). The Wolves enter the non-league outing with a 5-7 record. In their last outing, Livingston was tipped by Stone Ridge Christian (Merced, CA), 15-1, in a non-league outing.