The Fair Play Hornets (Fair Play, MO) softball nipped the visiting Walnut Grove Tigers (Walnut Grove, MO), 9-8 in Monday's league outing.

The Hornets now sport a 5-7 record. They put it on the line next when they host Walnut Grove for a Class 1 District 3 outing on Wednesday, September 25. Fair Play will encounter a Tigers team coming off a 3-1 non-league loss to Early (Morrisville, MO). The Tigers record now stands at 6-9.

With the loss, Walnut Grove moves to 6-8 on the season. The Tigers travel to Early (Morrisville, MO) to encounter the Panthers in a non-league outing on Tuesday, September 24. The Panthers come into the outing with a record of 6-15. Early lost 1-0 in their recent non-league outing against Cassville (Cassville, MO)