The crowd at Tuesday's non-league bout between the St. Joseph Bears (St. Joseph, MI) and the visiting Dowagiac Chieftains (Dowagiac, MI), observed St. Joseph's softball team prevail over Dowagiac by a tally of 18-3.

The Bears (1-2) will now prepare for their bout against Norrix (Kalamazoo, MI). The Knights go into the non-league bout with a 0-0 record.

In their next game, the Chieftains battle the Constantine Falcons (Constantine, MI) in a non-league bout, on Friday, May 9. Dowagiac will attempt to advance on its 3-7 season record. The Falcons go into the bout with a 0-2 record after their 18-11 non-league loss to Kalamazoo Christian (Kalamazoo, MI).