Melbourne Bearkatz (Melbourne, AR) backers exited the stadium thrilled Tuesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Tuckerman Bulldogs (Tuckerman, AR), 8-3 in a league challenge.

The Bearkatz now own a 3-0 record. They take the field next when they host Newport for a 3A Region 2 challenge on Thursday, March 7. Melbourne will battle a Greyhounds squad coming off a 16-2 league loss to Pangburn (Pangburn, AR). The Greyhounds record now stands at 1-3.

With the loss, Tuckerman falls to 1-2 on the campaign. The Bulldogs host Manila (Manila, AR) to battle the Lions in a non-league challenge on Thursday, March 7. The Lions enter the challenge with a record of 0-1. Manila lost 19-8 in their recent non-league challenge against McCrory (McCrory, AR)