The crowd at Tuesday's league bout between the Hurley Tigers (Hurley, MO) and the host Crane Pirates (Crane, MO), observed Hurley's softball team get by Crane by a final score of 9-3.

The Tigers (11-6) will now prepare for their bout against Blue Eye (Blue Eye, MO). The Bulldogs go into the Class 1 District 4 bout with a 2-12 record. In their last bout, Blue Eye was routed by Gainesville (Gainesville, MO), 14-1, in a league bout.

In their next game, the Pirates battle the Verona Wildcats (Verona, MO) in a Class 1 District 5 bout, on Tuesday, May 6. Crane will attempt to better on its 10-7 season record. The Wildcats go into the bout with a 0-14 record after their 19-4 league loss to Hurley (Hurley, MO).