The crowd at Thursday's league match between the Ridgemont Golden Gophers (Mount Victory, OH) and the host Upper Scioto Valley Rams (McGuffey, OH), saw Ridgemont's softball squad nip Upper Scioto Valley by a count of 8-3.

The Golden Gophers now sport a 3-7 record. They take the field next when they host Lehman Catholic for a Northwest Central match on Friday, April 15. Ridgemont will face a Cavaliers squad coming off a 17-9 non-league loss to Russia (Russia, OH). The Cavaliers record now stands at 4-2.

With the loss, Upper Scioto Valley falls to 0-5 on the campaign. The Rams travel to Hardin Northern (Dola, OH) to face the Polar Bears in a Northwest Central match on Friday, April 15. The Polar Bears enter the match with a record of 4-2. Hardin Northern won 7-6 in their recent league match against Waynesfield-Goshen (Waynesfield, OH)