Willows Honkers (Willows, CA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Durham Trojans (Durham, CA), 6-5 in a league challenge.

The Honkers now own a 20-10 record. They take the field next when they travel to Pierce for a Sacramento Valley challenge on Monday, April 29. Willows will battle a Bears squad coming off a 11-7 league loss to Live Oak (Live Oak, CA). The Bears record now stands at 5-14.

With the loss, Durham falls to 11-7 on the campaign. The Trojans travel to Westwood (Westwood, CA) to battle the Lumberjacks in a non-league challenge on Friday, April 26. The Lumberjacks enter the challenge with a record of 17-1. Westwood won 18-0 in their recent league challenge against Princeton (Princeton, CA)