The Aurora Houn Dawgs (Aurora, MO) softball nipped the visiting Monett Cubs (Monett, MO), 4-3 in Tuesday's league outing.

The Houn Dawgs now sport a 1-0 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to McDonald County for a non-league outing on Thursday, September 11. Aurora will clash with a Mustangs squad coming off a 15-1 non-league win over Seneca (Seneca, MO). The Mustangs record now stands at 2-2.

The Cubs (0-3) will now prepare for their test against Nevada (Nevada, MO). The Tigers go into the Class 3 District 12 test with a 0-2 record. In their last test, Nevada was nudged by Cassville (Cassville, MO), 14-0, in a league test.