The crowd at Friday's non-league bout between the Howell Central Spartans (St. Charles, MO) and the visiting Howell North Knights (St. Charles, MO), observed Howell Central's softball team get by Howell North by a final score of 5-3.

The Spartans (17-19) will now prepare for their bout against Howell (St. Charles, MO). The Vikings go into the Class 4 District 7 bout with a 19-10 record. In their last bout, Howell tipped Fort Zumwalt North (O'Fallon, MO), 11-1, in a league bout.