The crowd at Monday's league bout between the Lincoln Cardinals (Lincoln, MO) and the host Northwest Mustangs (Hughesville, MO), observed Lincoln's softball team get by Northwest by a final score of 9-7.

The Cardinals (20-5) will now prepare for their bout against Green Ridge (Green Ridge, MO). The Tigers go into the Class 1 District 7 bout with a 10-10 record.

In their next game, the Mustangs battle the Stover Bulldogs (Stover, MO) in a non-league bout, on Wednesday, May 7. Northwest will attempt to better on its 15-4 season record. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a 4-7 record after their 10-1 league loss to Cole Camp (Cole Camp, MO).