The Ava Bears baseball team scored 6 runs and held the visiting Bakersfield Lions to 5 in the Bears non-league win on Friday.

The Bears now own a 3-3 record. They take the field next when they host Gainesville for a non-league test on Saturday, March 29. Ava will clash with a Bulldogs team coming off a 14-3 non-league win over Thayer (Thayer, MO). The Bulldogs record now stands at 3-0.

With the defeat, Bakersfield drops to 3-1 on the year. The Lions host Gainesville (Gainesville, MO) to clash with the Bulldogs in a Class 2 District 10 test on Saturday, March 29. The Bulldogs go into the test with a record of 3-0. Gainesville won 14-3 in their recent non-league test against Thayer (Thayer, MO)