Spectators at Tuesday's non-league match between the Arvin Bears (Arvin, CA) and the visiting East Bakersfield Blades (Bakersfield, CA), witnessed Arvin's softball squad tip East Bakersfield by a count of 12-11.

The Bears now sport a 4-5 record. They play next when they travel to Kennedy for a non-league match on Thursday, March 24. Arvin will meet a Thunderbirds squad coming off a 29-0 league loss to Taft (Taft, CA). The Thunderbirds record now stands at 2-4.

With the loss, East Bakersfield moves to 2-6 on the season. The Blades host South (Bakersfield, CA) to meet the Spartans in a Southeast Yosemite match on Wednesday, March 23. The Spartans go into the match with a record of 1-8. South lost 17-1 in their recent league match against Foothill (Bakersfield, CA)