The crowd at Thursday's league bout between the Mt. Vernon Mountaineers (Mt. Vernon, MO) and the visiting Lamar Tigers (Lamar, MO), observed Mt. Vernon's softball team get by Lamar by a tally of 8-5.

The Mountaineers (12-2) will now prepare for their bout against Diamond (Diamond, MO). The Wildcats go into the Class 2 District 6 bout with a 7-6 record. In their last bout, Diamond was routed by Skyline (Urbana, MO), 7-1, in a non-league contest.

The Tigers now hold a 4-9 record. They play next when they travel to Liberal for a non-league contest on Friday, April 3. Lamar will face a Bulldogs squad coming off a 8-7 non-league win over Osceola (Osceola, MO). The Bulldogs record now stands at 3-2.