The Carthage Bulldogs (Carthage, TX) softball routed the host Center Roughriders (Center, TX), 14-6 in Tuesday's league challenge.

The Bulldogs now own a 15-9 record. They take the field next when they travel to Gilmer for a 4A Region III District 17 challenge on Friday, March 22. Carthage will face a Buckeyes squad coming off a 13-1 league win over Spring Hill (Longview, TX). The Buckeyes record now stands at 8-10.

With the loss, Center falls to 7-13 on the campaign. The Roughriders travel to Henderson (Henderson, TX) to face the Lions in a 4A Region III District 17 challenge on Friday, March 22. The Lions enter the challenge with a record of 14-7. Henderson won 17-0 in their recent league challenge against Kilgore (Kilgore, TX)