Dos Palos Broncos (Dos Palos, CA) fans exited the stadium thrilled Tuesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Coalinga Horned Toads (Coalinga, CA), 5-4 in a league challenge.

The Broncos now sport a 10-4 record. They take the field next when they host Avenal for a West Sierra challenge on Friday, April 8. Dos Palos will face a Buccaneers squad coming off a 13-0 league loss to Mendota (Mendota, CA). The Buccaneers record now stands at 3-3.

With the loss, Coalinga falls to 12-4 on the campaign. The Horned toads host Tranquillity (Tranquillity, CA) to face the Tigers in a West Sierra challenge on Friday, April 8. The Tigers enter the challenge with a record of 1-11.

Coalinga Horned Toads Varsity lost 5-4 in seven innings at Dos Palos on Tuesday, despite outhitting Dos Palos eight to four. Coalinga Horned Toads Varsity was led by Kristina Garcia's hitting. Garcia went 2-4, drove in one and scored two runs. She doubled in the third inning and singled in the seventh inning. Linnay Wilson was a workhorse on the rubber for Coalinga Horned Toads Varsity. Wilson pitched 6 2/3 innings and allowed one earned run, four hits and two walks while striking out 10. J Jasso got the win for Dos Palos . She allowed four runs over seven innings. She struck out seven, walked one and surrendered eight hits. Wilson took the loss for Coalinga Horned Toads Varsity. Coalinga Horned Toads Varsity jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the top of the second. A single by Devrie Pena, bringing home Garcia started the inning off. Coalinga Horned Toads Varsity pushed more runs across when Pena scored on an error. Dos Palos answered Coalinga Horned Toads Varsity's top inning with