The Byron Bears overwhelmed the visiting Owatonna Huskies softball squad by a count of 12-7 in Monday's non-league challenge.

Next, the Bears meet the Goodhue Wildcats (Goodhue, MN) in a Hiawatha Valley challenge, on Tuesday, April 21. Byron will attempt to upgrade on its 8-2 season record. The Wildcats go into the challenge with a 2-5 record after their 7-2 league loss to Stewartville (Stewartville, MN).

The Huskies (2-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Century (Rochester, MN). The Panthers go into the Big 9 challenge with a 5-2 record. In their last challenge, Century held off John Marshall (Rochester, MN), 5-3, in a league challenge.