The Harmony Grove Cardinals (Benton, AR) softball nipped the visiting St. Joseph Bulldogs (Conway, AR), 12-11 in Thursday's non-league outing.

The Cardinals now sport a 1-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Prescott for a non-league outing on Friday, March 7. Harmony Grove will encounter a Curley Wolves team coming off a 13-7 non-league win over Ouachita (Donaldson, AR). The Curley Wolves record now stands at 1-1.

With the loss, St. Joseph moves to 0-2 on the season. The Bulldogs travel to Guy-Perkins (Guy, AR) to encounter the Thunderbirds in a 1A Region 5 outing on Tuesday, March 11. The Thunderbirds come into the outing with a record of 1-0. Guy-Perkins won 12-11 in their recent non-league outing against Augusta (Augusta, AR)