The crowd at Saturday's league match between the Bellaire Big Reds (Bellaire, OH) and the visiting Martins Ferry Purple Riders (Martins Ferry, OH), saw Bellaire's softball squad nip Martins Ferry by a count of 5-4.

The Big Reds now sport a 3-6 record. They take the field next when they travel to Harrison Central for a non-league match on Monday, April 15. Bellaire will face a Huskies squad coming off a 7-4 non-league win over Ridgewood (West Lafayette, OH). The Huskies record now stands at 7-5.

With the loss, Martins Ferry falls to 5-2 on the campaign. The Purple riders travel to St. Clairsville (St. Clairsville, OH) to face the Red Devils in a Ohio Valley Athletic AAAA match on Monday, April 15. The Red Devils enter the match with a record of 1-10. St. Clairsville lost 7-3 in their recent league match against Harrison Central (Cadiz, OH)