The crowd at Thursday's league match between the West Plains Zizzers (West Plains, MO) and the host Hillcrest Hornets (Springfield, MO), saw West Plains's softball squad nip Hillcrest by a count of 3-0.

The Zizzers now sport a 4-12 record. They take the field next when they travel to Ozark for a non-league match on Monday, September 25. West Plains will face a Tigers squad coming off a 8-0 non-league loss to Neosho (Neosho, MO). The Tigers record now stands at 0-3.

With the loss, Hillcrest falls to 3-12 on the campaign. The Hornets travel to Marshfield (Marshfield, MO) to face the Bluejays in a non-league match on Monday, September 25. The Bluejays enter the match with a record of 16-6. Marshfield lost 2-1 in their recent non-league match against Nevada (Nevada, MO)