The Ava Bears baseball squad (Ava, MO), was overwhelmed 7-3 in Saturday's non-league contest with the visiting Gainesville Bulldogs (Gainesville, MO)

With the triumph, Gainesville moves its record to 4-1 on the season. The Bulldogs travel to Liberty (Mountain View, MO) to confront the Eagles in a non-league contest on Monday, March 31. The Eagles come into the contest with a record of 2-4. Liberty won 8-6 in their recent non-league contest against Doniphan (Doniphan, MO)

The Bears now possess a 3-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Thayer for a non-league contest on Saturday, March 29. Ava will confront a Bobcats squad coming off a 14-3 non-league loss to Gainesville (Gainesville, MO). The Bobcats record now stands at 1-1.