Chester Volcanoes (Chester, CA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Maxwell Panthers (Maxwell, CA), 5-0 in a non-league challenge.

The Volcanoes now own a 2-3 record. They take the field next when they travel to Etna for a non-league challenge on Friday, March 22. Chester will battle a Lions squad coming off a 10-0 non-league win over University Prep (Redding, CA). The Lions record now stands at 6-5.

With the loss, Maxwell falls to 3-8 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Los Molinos (Los Molinos, CA) to battle the Bulldogs in a non-league challenge on Friday, March 22. The Bulldogs enter the challenge with a record of 0-6. Los Molinos lost 17-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Biggs (Biggs, CA)