Haughton Buccaneers (Haughton, LA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Tuesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Minden Crimson Tide (Minden, LA), 6-5 in a non-league challenge.

The Buccaneers now own a 1-0 record. They take the field next when they travel to West Monroe for a non-league challenge on Monday, February 27. Haughton will face a Rebels squad coming off a 15-0 non-league win over Cecilia (Cecilia, LA). The Rebels record now stands at 4-3.

With the loss, Minden falls to 1-4 on the campaign. The Crimson tide travel to Saline (Saline, LA) to face the Bobcats in a non-league challenge on Thursday, February 23. The Bobcats enter the challenge with a record of 0-0.