The Ava Bears baseball team scored 15 runs and held the visiting Willow Springs Bears to 0 in the Bears non-league win on Monday.

The Bears now hold a 10-4 record. They take the field next when they host Thayer for a non-league test on Thursday, April 23. Ava will play a Bobcats team coming off a 14-13 non-league win over Doniphan (Doniphan, MO). The Bobcats record now stands at 10-7.

With the defeat, Willow Springs drops to 1-10 on the year. The Bears host Mountain Grove (Mountain Grove, MO) to play the Panthers in a non-league test on Thursday, April 23. The Panthers go into the test with a record of 10-9. Mountain Grove won 12-5 in their recent non-league test against Seymour (Seymour, MO)