Half Moon Bay Cougars (Half Moon Bay, CA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Friday as they saw their softball squad run past the visiting Mountain View Spartans (Mountain View, CA), 17-9 in a non-league challenge.

The Cougars now own a 1-0 record. They take the field next when they host San Lorenzo Valley for a non-league challenge on Wednesday, March 8. Half Moon Bay will battle a Cougars squad coming off a 6-4 non-league loss to Santa Teresa (San Jose, CA). The Cougars record now stands at 1-1.

With the loss, Mountain View falls to 0-2 on the campaign. The Spartans host Leigh (San Jose, CA) to battle the Longhorns in a non-league challenge on Monday, March 6. The Longhorns enter the challenge with a record of 1-2. Leigh lost 4-1 in their recent non-league challenge against Westmont (Campbell, CA)