The Smith-Cotton Tigers (Sedalia, MO) softball nipped the visiting California Pintos (California, MO), 7-6 in Wednesday's non-league outing.

The Tigers now sport a 14-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Marshall for a non-league outing on Thursday, October 3. Smith-Cotton will encounter a Owls team coming off a 11-7 non-league loss to Mexico (Mexico, MO). The Owls record now stands at 11-12.

With the loss, California moves to 7-14 on the season. The Pintos travel to Boonville (Boonville, MO) to encounter the Pirates in a non-league outing on Thursday, October 3. The Pirates come into the outing with a record of 7-16. Boonville lost 12-2 in their recent non-league outing against Father Tolton (Columbia, MO)