Malakoff Tigers (Malakoff, TX) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad achieve victory over the host Jacksonville Fightin' Indians (Jacksonville, TX), 9-0 in a non-league challenge.

The Tigers now own a 4-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to Grand Saline for a non-league challenge on Thursday, February 23. Malakoff will face a Indians squad coming off a 7-6 non-league loss to Mineola (Mineola, TX). The Indians record now stands at 4-3.

With the loss, Jacksonville falls to 1-4 on the campaign. The Fightin' indians travel to Tyler (Tyler, TX) to face the Lions in a non-league challenge on Thursday, February 23. The Lions enter the challenge with a record of 1-6. Tyler lost 15-2 in their recent non-league challenge against Fruitvale (Fruitvale, TX)