Rifle Bears (Rifle, CO) fans exited the stadium thrilled Friday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Cedaredge Bruins (Cedaredge, CO), 6-5 in a non-league challenge.

The Bears now sport a 10-3 record. They take the field next when they host Palisade for a 4A Western Slope challenge on Thursday, September 22. Rifle will face a Bulldogs squad coming off a 13-9 non-league loss to Montrose (Montrose, CO). The Bulldogs record now stands at 5-9.

With the loss, Cedaredge falls to 8-4 on the campaign. The Bruins host Gunnison (Gunnison, CO) to face the Cowboys in a 3A District 5 challenge on Tuesday, September 20. The Cowboys enter the challenge with a record of 0-8. Gunnison lost 6-5 in their recent non-league challenge against Evergreen (Evergreen, CO)