Riverside Christian Cougars (Riverside, CA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Saturday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Maranatha Minutemen (Pasadena, CA), 5-1 in a non-league challenge.

The Cougars now own a 8-3 record. They take the field next when they travel to Ontario Christian for a non-league challenge on Saturday, March 28. Riverside Christian will face a Knights squad coming off a 9-1 non-league win over Linfield Christian (Temecula, CA). The Knights record now stands at 4-5.

With the loss, Maranatha falls to 7-4 on the campaign. The Minutemen travel to Big Bear (Big Bear City, CA) to face the Bears in a non-league challenge on Saturday, March 28. The Bears enter the challenge with a record of 4-8. Big Bear lost 6-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Whittier Christian (La Habra, CA)