Carmel Padres (Carmel, CA) fans exited the stadium thrilled Saturday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Cupertino Pioneers (Cupertino, CA), 8-4 in a non-league challenge.

The Padres now sport a 8-7 record. They take the field next when they travel to Greenfield for a Coastal challenge on Tuesday, April 14. Carmel will face a Bruins squad coming off a 24-0 league loss to Carmel (Carmel, CA). The Bruins record now stands at 0-3.

With the loss, Cupertino falls to 5-11 on the campaign. The Pioneers travel to Gunn (Palo Alto, CA) to face the Titans in a El Camino challenge on Friday, April 24. The Titans enter the challenge with a record of 1-6. Gunn lost 7-5 in their recent league challenge against Santa Clara (Santa Clara, CA)