The crowd at Friday's non-league match between the Austin Black Bears (Decatur, AL) and the host Plainview Bears (Rainsville, AL), saw Austin's softball squad achieve victory over Plainview by a count of 12-3.

The Black Bears now sport a 26-5 record. They take the field next when they travel to Male for a non-league match on Friday, April 1. Austin will face a Bulldogs squad coming off a 9-5 non-league win over Tates Creek (Lexington, KY). The Bulldogs record now stands at 3-0.

With the loss, Plainview falls to 10-1 on the campaign. The Bears travel to Buckhorn (New Market, AL) to face the Bucks in a non-league match on Monday, April 4. The Bucks enter the match with a record of 7-7. Buckhorn lost 5-0 in their recent non-league match against Wetumpka (Wetumpka, AL)