Spectators at Saturday's non-league match between the Republic Tigers (Republic, MO) and the visiting Sullivan Eagles (Sullivan, MO), witnessed Republic's softball squad tip Sullivan by a count of 8-4.

The Tigers now sport a 5-5 record. They play next when they host Joplin for a Class 4 District 12 match on Tuesday, September 12. Republic will meet a Eagles squad coming off a 14-10 league loss to Webb City (Webb City, MO). The Eagles record now stands at 7-5.

With the loss, Sullivan moves to 6-5 on the season. The Eagles travel to Troy-Buchanan (Troy, MO) to meet the Trojans in a non-league match on Monday, September 11. The Trojans go into the match with a record of 8-2. Troy-Buchanan lost 9-4 in their recent non-league match against Liberty (Lake St. Louis, MO)