Elk Grove Thundering Herd (Elk Grove, CA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Tuesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Center Cougars (Antelope, CA), 5-0 in a non-league challenge.

The Thundering Herd now own a 2-0 record. They take the field next when they travel to Rodriguez for a non-league challenge on Thursday, March 3. Elk Grove will battle a Mustangs squad coming off a 7-6 non-league loss to American Canyon (American Canyon, CA). The Mustangs record now stands at 0-1.

With the defeat, Center drops to 0-1 on the year. The Cougars travel to Rocklin (Rocklin, CA) to play the Thunder in a non-league contest on Thursday, March 3. The Thunder come into the contest with a record of 0-2. Rocklin lost 5-1 in their recent non-league contest against Sheldon (Sacramento, CA)