In Thursday's league contest, the Laton Mustangs (Laton, CA) softball team the host Orange Cove Titans (Orange Cove, CA), by a margin of 8-6.

With the triumph, Laton moves its record to 10-5 on the year. The Mustangs travel to Kings Christian (Lemoore, CA) to play the Crusaders in a East Sierra contest on Tuesday, April 28. The Crusaders come into the contest with a record of 6-5. Kings Christian won 8-6 in their recent league contest against Farmersville (Farmersville, CA)

In their next game, the Titans play the McFarland Cougars (McFarland, CA) in a East Sierra contest, on Tuesday, April 28. Orange Cove will attempt to move on its 0-8 season record. The Cougars come into the contest with a 1-6 record after their 12-2 non-league loss to Corcoran (Corcoran, CA).

4-22-09 Laton High School Softball Score Laton @ Orange Cove R H E Laton 1 0 2 0 2 2 1 8 12 5 Orange Cove 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 6 7 3 Laton: Starting Picture Dawn Alves 3 Innings 3 Strikeouts; Winning Pitcher Monica Castaneda 10 Strikeouts Laton: Brianna Adams 2-4, 3 Runs; Landi Mello 1-4 1 RBI; Monica Castaneda 3-3, 2 Runs, 3 SB; Ashtin Alves 2-4, 2 Runs; Taylor Garcia 2 RBI; Dawn Alves 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 Run 2 SB; Jenna Richmond 1-3, 4 SB; Darrien Menezes 2-3 1 Run. Laton holds on to 1st place of East Sierra League (3-0) beating Orange Cove 8-6. Dawn Alves had her first start for the Mustangs and pitched 3 innings until Monica Castaneda came in with one out in the third to complete the game with 10 strikeouts. Having games back to back was challenging for the first place Mustangs. They battled back with several batters comin