Gainesville Hurricanes (Gainesville, FL) backers exited the stadium thrilled Friday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Atlantic Coast Stingrays (Jacksonville, FL), 5-4 in a non-league challenge.

The Hurricanes now own a 10-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Oakleaf for a non-league challenge on Saturday, March 20. Gainesville will face a squad coming off a 8-4 non-league win over Episcopal School of Jacksonville (Jacksonville, FL). The record now stands at 8-1.

With the loss, Atlantic Coast falls to 1-10 on the campaign. The Stingrays travel to Episcopal School of Jacksonville (Jacksonville, FL) to face the Eagles in a non-league challenge on Saturday, March 20. The Eagles enter the challenge with a record of 4-3. Episcopal School of Jacksonville lost 8-4 in their recent non-league challenge against Oakleaf (Orange Park, FL)