The Ava Bears (Ava, MO) football trounced the host Salem Tigers (Salem, MO), 60-18 in Thursday's league outing.

The Bears now sport a 4-1 record. They take the field next when they host Houston for a South Central outing on Friday, October 4. Ava will clash with a Tigers squad coming off a 25-13 league loss to Thayer (Thayer, MO). The Tigers record now stands at 4-1.

With the defeat, Salem drops to 0-5 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Willow Springs (Willow Springs, MO) to clash with the Bears in a South Central outing on Friday, October 4. The Bears come into the outing with a record of 2-3. Willow Springs lost 50-0 in their recent league outing against Liberty (Mountain View, MO)