The Ruston Bearcats (Ruston, LA) softball routed the visiting Haughton Buccaneers (Haughton, LA), 16-11 in Monday's non-league outing.

The Bearcats now sport a 1-0 record. They put it on the line next when they host Simsboro for a non-league outing on Tuesday, February 25. Ruston will encounter a Tigers team coming off a 18-2 non-league win over Forest (Forest, LA). The Tigers record now stands at 1-0.

With the loss, Haughton moves to 0-2 on the season. The Buccaneers travel to Lakeside (Sibley, LA) to encounter the Warriors in a non-league outing on Tuesday, February 25. The Warriors come into the outing with a record of 5-0. Lakeside won 10-1 in their recent non-league outing against Converse (Converse, LA)