Blythewood Bengals (Blythewood, SC) backers exited the stadium thrilled Saturday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Sumter Fighting Gamecocks (Sumter, SC), 7-2 in a non-league challenge.

The Bengals now own a 2-0 record. They take the field next when they travel to Nation Ford for a non-league challenge on Monday, March 21.

With the loss, Sumter falls to 2-3 on the campaign. The Fighting gamecocks travel to Bamberg-Ehrhardt (Bamberg, SC) to battle the Red Raiders in a non-league challenge on Friday, March 4. The Red Raiders enter the challenge with a record of 0-0.