The crowd at Saturday's non-league match between the Heber Springs Panthers (Heber Springs, AR) and the host Shirley Blue Devils (Shirley, AR), saw Heber Springs's softball squad nip Shirley by a count of 8-1.

The Panthers now sport a 3-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to Sylvan Hills for a non-league match on Monday, March 4. Heber Springs will face a Bears squad coming off a 3-2 non-league loss to Greenbrier (Greenbrier, AR). The Bears record now stands at 3-1.

With the loss, Shirley falls to 1-1 on the campaign. The Blue devils travel to Perryville (Perryville, AR) to face the Mustangs in a non-league match on Tuesday, March 5. The Mustangs enter the match with a record of 2-0. Perryville won 21-4 in their recent non-league test against Nemo Vista (Center Ridge, AR)