The crowd at Friday's league bout between the Thayer Bobcats (Thayer, MO) and the visiting Houston Tigers (Houston, MO), observed Thayer's softball team get by Houston by a final score of 1-0.

The Bobcats (13-4) will now prepare for their bout against Ava (Ava, MO). The Bears go into the Class 2 District 4 bout with a 10-5 record. In their last bout, Ava tipped Willow Springs (Willow Springs, MO), 5-2, in a league bout.

In their next game, the Tigers battle the Cabool Bulldogs (Cabool, MO) in a non-league bout, on Monday, April 20. Houston will attempt to better on its 9-2 season record. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a 2-12 record after their 12-0 non-league loss to Mountain Grove (Mountain Grove, MO).