Cerritos Dons (Cerritos, CA) fans exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Valley Christian Defenders (Cerritos, CA), 10-3 in a non-league challenge.

The Dons now sport a 1-0 record. They take the field next when they host Mark Keppel for a non-league challenge on Tuesday, February 21. Cerritos will face a Aztecs squad coming off a 7-1 non-league loss to Burroughs (Burbank, CA). The Aztecs record now stands at 1-1.

With the loss, Valley Christian falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The Defenders travel to Peninsula (Rolling Hills Estates, CA) to face the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Friday, February 24. The Panthers enter the challenge with a record of 1-3.