Spectators at Friday's non-league match between the Halfway Cardinals (Halfway, MO) and the visiting Van Buren Bulldogs (Van Buren, MO), witnessed Halfway's softball squad prevail over Van Buren by a count of 9-1.

The Cardinals now sport a 12-3 record. They play next when they travel to Hartville for a non-league match on Monday, September 25. Halfway will face a Eagles squad coming off a 6-2 non-league loss to Norwood (Norwood, MO). The Eagles record now stands at 10-11.

With the loss, Van Buren moves to 3-8 on the season. The Bulldogs travel to Naylor (Naylor, MO) to face the Eagles in a Class 1 District 1 match on Monday, September 25. The Eagles go into the match with a record of 0-13. Naylor lost 24-0 in their recent league match against Van Buren (Van Buren, MO)