Greenland Pirates (Greenland, AR) backers left the game pleased Saturday as they saw their softball squad nudge the visiting Green Forest Tigers (Green Forest, AR), 9-3 in a non-league game.

With the triumph, Greenland upgrades its record to 15-4 on the year. The Pirates travel to Providence Academy (Rogers, AR) to play the Patriots in a 3A Region 1 game on Monday, April 14. The Patriots enter the game with a record of 8-5. Providence Academy won 2-1 in their recent non-league game against Ozark (Ozark, AR)

The Tigers now own a 2-15 record. They play next when they travel to Huntsville for a 4A Region 1 game on Tuesday, April 15. Green Forest will play a Eagles squad coming off a 10-7 non-league loss to Charleston (Charleston, AR). The Eagles record now stands at 1-13.