Madera Coyotes (Madera, CA) fans exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Sanger Apaches (Sanger, CA), 4-3 in a non-league challenge.

The Coyotes now sport a 1-0 record. They take the field next when they travel to Turlock for a non-league challenge on Thursday, March 4. Madera will face a Bulldogs squad coming off a 11-0 non-league loss to Hanford (Hanford, CA). The Bulldogs record now stands at 2-1.

With the loss, Sanger falls to 2-2 on the campaign. The Apaches travel to Liberty (Madera, CA) to face the Hawks in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, March 3. The Hawks enter the challenge with a record of 0-1. Liberty lost 5-3 in their recent non-league challenge against Sanger (Sanger, CA)