Abilene Eagles (Abilene, TX) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Mansfield Tigers (Mansfield, TX), 5-1 in a non-league challenge.

The Eagles now own a 9-7 record. They take the field next when they travel to Byron Nelson for a non-league challenge on Friday, March 1. Abilene will battle a Bobcat squad coming off a 6-5 non-league loss to Paschal (Fort Worth, TX). The Bobcat record now stands at 3-5.

With the loss, Mansfield falls to 1-9 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Colleyville Heritage (Colleyville, TX) to battle the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Thursday, February 29. The Panthers enter the challenge with a record of 5-4. Colleyville Heritage lost 9-1 in their recent non-league challenge against Guyer (Denton, TX)