Central Valley Hawks (Ceres, CA) fans exited the stadium thrilled Friday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Riverbank Bruins (Riverbank, CA), 6-4 in a non-league challenge.

The Hawks now sport a 3-3 record. They take the field next when they travel to Big Valley Christian for a non-league challenge on Tuesday, March 5. Central Valley will face a Lions squad coming off a 5-0 non-league win over Turlock (Turlock, CA). The Lions record now stands at 1-0.

With the loss, Riverbank falls to 3-1 on the campaign. The Bruins host McNair (Stockton, CA) to face the Eagles in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, March 6. The Eagles enter the challenge with a record of 1-3. McNair lost 12-2 in their recent non-league challenge against Lathrop (Lathrop, CA)