Spring Hill Bears (Hope, AR) backers exited the stadium thrilled Monday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Dierks Outlaws (Dierks, AR), 9-4 in a league challenge.

The Bears now own a 3-7 record. They take the field next when they travel to Fouke for a non-league challenge on Tuesday, April 2. Spring Hill will battle a Panthers squad coming off a 16-4 league win over Glen Rose (Malvern, AR). The Panthers record now stands at 5-2.

With the loss, Dierks falls to 3-3 on the campaign. The Outlaws host Murfreesboro (Murfreesboro, AR) to battle the Rattlers in a 2A Region 7 challenge on Friday, April 5. The Rattlers enter the challenge with a record of 5-4. Murfreesboro won 23-1 in their recent league challenge against Foreman (Foreman, AR)