Athens Golden Eagles (Athens, AL) backers exited the stadium thrilled Saturday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Beulah Bobcats (Valley, AL), 4-3 in a non-league challenge.

The Golden Eagles now own a 3-1 record. They take the field next when they host Sparkman for a non-league challenge on Monday, February 21. Athens will battle a Senators squad coming off a 7-5 non-league loss to Hartselle (Hartselle, AL). The Senators record now stands at 0-1.

With the loss, Beulah falls to 1-1 on the campaign. The Bobcats host Beauregard (Opelika, AL) to battle the Hornets in a non-league challenge on Thursday, February 24. The Hornets enter the challenge with a record of 2-1. Beauregard lost 4-1 in their recent non-league challenge against Oakman (Oakman, AL)