Marmaduke Greyhounds (Marmaduke, AR) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Marked Tree Indians (Marked Tree, AR), 14-7 in a league challenge.

The Greyhounds now own a 3-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to Buffalo Island Central for a 2A-2 challenge on Monday, March 26. Marmaduke will battle a Mustangs squad coming off a 11-3 non-league loss to Walnut Ridge (Walnut Ridge, AR). The Mustangs record now stands at 1-4.

With the loss, Marked Tree falls to 3-1 on the campaign. The Indians travel to Walnut Ridge (Walnut Ridge, AR) to battle the Bobcats in a non-league challenge on Friday, March 16. The Bobcats enter the challenge with a record of 4-2. Walnut Ridge won 6-4 in their recent league challenge against Piggott (Piggott, AR)