The Houston High School softball tournament received the No. 2 seed for next week’s Class 2 District 3 Tournament.
The Lady Tigers and Willow Springs, the top-seeded teams, both received first-round byes. They will begin district play in Thursday’s semifinals.
Houston (9-3) and Willow Springs (10-6) are easily the top teams in the district. The remaining four teams have a combined record of 7-55.
The tournament, which is hosted at Mountain Grove High School, begins Wednesday with first-round matchups between Mountain Grove (2-14) and Mountain View-Liberty (2-16) on the top half of the bracket and Gainesville (3-13) and Plato (0-12) on the bottom half.
Willow Springs will face the Mountain Grove-Liberty winner at 4 p.m. Thursday. The Lady Tigers will face Gainesville or Plato at 6 p.m. Thursday. The championship game is 4:30 p.m. Friday.
Willow Springs edged Houston 4-3 in last year’s semifinals en route to the district title. The teams will play for the first time this season today.
All games at Mountain Grove High School
Wednesday’s games
Mountain Grove (2-14) vs. Mountain View-Liberty (2-16), 4 p.m.
Gainesville (3-13) vs. Plato (0-12), 6 p.m.
Thursday’s games
Willow Springs (10-6) vs. MG-Liberty winner
Houston (9-3) vs. Gainesville-Plato winner, 6 p.m.
Friday’s game
Championship, 4:30 p.m.