Dinuba Emperors (Dinuba, CA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Saturday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Kerman Lions (Kerman, CA), 4-2 in a non-league challenge.

The Emperors now own a 2-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to San Joaquin Memorial for a non-league challenge on Saturday, March 7. Dinuba will battle a Panthers squad coming off a 3-1 non-league win over Washington Union (Fresno, CA). The Panthers record now stands at 3-3.

With the loss, Kerman falls to 4-1 on the campaign. The Lions travel to Le Grand (Le Grand, CA) to battle the Bulldogs in a non-league challenge on Saturday, March 7. The Bulldogs enter the challenge with a record of 1-0. Le Grand won 15-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Parlier (Parlier, CA)