The crowd at Wednesday's non-league bout between the Pierce Bears (Arbuckle, CA) and the visiting Esparto Spartans (Esparto, CA), observed Pierce's softball squad achieve victory over Esparto by a tally of 18-5.

Next, the Bears clash with the East Nicolaus Spartans (Nicolaus, CA) in a Sacramento Valley test, on Friday, March 28. Pierce will attempt to advance on its 4-5 season record. The Spartans go into the test with a 8-1 record after their 5-0 non-league win over Roseville (Roseville, CA).

The Spartans (2-3) will now prepare for their test against Princeton (Princeton, CA). The Eagles go into the non-league test with a 5-3 record.