Spectators at Friday's league match between the De Queen Leopards (De Queen, AR) and the host Hope Bobcats (Hope, AR), witnessed De Queen's softball squad tip Hope by a count of 8-1.

The Leopards now sport a 8-4 record. They play next when they travel to Horatio for a non-league match on Monday, April 15. De Queen will face a Lions squad coming off a 25-2 league win over Foreman (Foreman, AR). The Lions record now stands at 15-5.

With the loss, Hope moves to 10-11 on the season. The Bobcats host Nashville (Nashville, AR) to face the Scrappers in a 4A Region 7 match on Monday, April 15. The Scrappers go into the match with a record of 11-4.