In Saturday's league outing, the Willow Springs Bears (Willow Springs, MO) softball team nipped the visiting Ava Bears (Ava, MO), by a margin of 15-14.

The Bears now sport a 6-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Norwood for a non-league outing on Monday, March 30. Willow Springs will encounter a Pirates team coming off a 17-1 non-league win over Alton (Alton, MO). The Pirates record now stands at 1-0.

With the loss, Ava drops to 2-4 on the campaign. The Bears host Mansfield (Mansfield, MO) to clash with the Lions in a non-league test on Monday, March 30. The Lions go into the test with a record of 3-4. Mansfield lost 10-0 in their recent non-league test against Crane (Crane, MO)