The crowd at Monday's non-league bout between the Booneville Bearcats (Booneville, AR) and the visiting Alma Airedales (Alma, AR), observed Booneville's softball team get by Alma by a tally of 7-5.

The Bearcats (1-0) will now prepare for their bout against Pottsville (Pottsville, AR). The Apaches go into the non-league bout with a 0-1 record. In their last bout, Pottsville by Mountain Home (Mountain Home, AR), 8-0, in a non-league bout.

In their next game, the Airedales battle the Dardanelle Sand Lizards (Dardanelle, AR) in a non-league bout, on Tuesday, March 4. Alma will attempt to advance on its 0-1 season record. The Sand Lizards go into the bout with a 0-1 record after their 4-2 non-league loss to Atkins (Atkins, AR).