East Central Hornets (San Antonio, TX) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Bishop Badgers (Bishop, TX), 5-1 in a non-league challenge.

The Hornets now own a 7-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Santa Fe for a non-league challenge on Thursday, February 22. East Central will face a Indians squad coming off a 4-1 non-league win over Cesar E. Chavez (Houston, TX). The Indians record now stands at 7-1.

With the loss, Bishop falls to 3-3 on the campaign. The Badgers travel to South San Antonio (San Antonio, TX) to face the Bobcats in a non-league challenge on Saturday, February 24. The Bobcats enter the challenge with a record of 10-2. South San Antonio won 6-2 in their recent non-league challenge against Goliad (Goliad, TX)