The De Queen Leopards (De Queen, AR) softball routed the visiting Arkadelphia Badgers (Arkadelphia, AR), 8-1 in Friday's league bout.

The Leopards (7-2) will now prepare for their bout against Nashville (Nashville, AR). The Scrappers go into the 4A Region 7 bout with a 8-4 record. In their last bout, Nashville held off Malvern (Malvern, AR), 6-4, in a league bout.

The Badgers now possess a 2-10 record. They play next when they host Magnolia for a 4A Region 7 bout on Tuesday, April 9. Arkadelphia will confront a Panthers squad coming off a 7-5 non-league win over Ashdown (Ashdown, AR). The Panthers record now stands at 8-5.