Elk Grove Thundering Herd (Elk Grove, CA) fans exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Lincoln Fighting Zebras (Lincoln, CA), 1-0 in a non-league challenge.

The Thundering Herd now sport a 6-0 record. They take the field next when they travel to Lodi for a non-league challenge on Tuesday, March 15. Elk Grove will face a Flames squad coming off a 6-1 non-league loss to Escalon (Escalon, CA). The Flames record now stands at 4-7.

With the loss, Lincoln falls to 1-4 on the campaign. The Fighting zebras host Franklin (Elk Grove, CA) to face the Wildcats in a non-league challenge on Friday, March 11. The Wildcats enter the challenge with a record of 0-4. Franklin lost 6-2 in their recent non-league challenge against Antelope (Antelope, CA)