The crowd at Friday's league match between the Carthage Bulldogs (Carthage, TX) and the visiting Center Roughriders (Center, TX), saw Carthage's softball squad nip Center by a count of 5-2.

The Bulldogs now sport a 10-9 record. They take the field next when they travel to Hudson for a 4A Region III District 17 match on Tuesday, March 30.

With the loss, Center falls to 5-9 on the campaign. The Roughriders host Rusk (Rusk, TX) to face the Eagles in a 4A Region III District 17 match on Tuesday, March 30. The Eagles enter the match with a record of 13-9. Rusk lost 9-8 in their recent league match against Jasper (Jasper, TX)