The crowd at Saturday's non-league match between the Highland Rebels (Hardy, AR) and the host Batesville Pioneers (Batesville, AR), saw Highland's softball squad achieve victory over Batesville by a count of 11-1.

The Rebels now sport a 4-9 record. They take the field next when they travel to Trumann for a 4A Region 3 match on Monday, April 8. Highland will face a Wildcats squad coming off a 18-1 league win over Forrest City (Forrest City, AR). The Wildcats record now stands at 5-8.

With the loss, Batesville falls to 2-10 on the campaign. The Pioneers travel to Greene County Tech (Paragould, AR) to face the Golden Eagles in a 5A East match on Tuesday, April 9. The Golden Eagles enter the match with a record of 10-5. Greene County Tech won 15-0 in their recent league match against West Memphis (West Memphis, AR)