Acorn Tigers (Mena, AR) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Spring Hill Bears (Hope, AR), 15-9 in a league challenge.

The Tigers now own a 4-4 record. They take the field next when they travel to Paris for a non-league challenge on Monday, April 1. Acorn will face a Eagles squad coming off a 13-7 league win over Cossatot River (Cove, AR). The Eagles record now stands at 2-8.

With the loss, Spring Hill falls to 2-7 on the campaign. The Bears host Dierks (Dierks, AR) to face the Outlaws in a 2A Region 7 challenge on Monday, April 1. The Outlaws enter the challenge with a record of 3-2. Dierks lost 21-0 in their recent league challenge against Horatio (Horatio, AR)