Ethel Tigers (Ethel, MS) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad achieve victory over the visiting Leake County Gators (Walnut Grove, MS), 16-0 in a league challenge.

The Tigers now own a 4-6 record. They take the field next when they host Leake County for a 1A Region 7 challenge on Thursday, March 10. Ethel will face a Gators squad coming off a 15-0 non-league loss to McLaurin (Florence, MS). The Gators record now stands at 0-2.

With the loss, Leake County falls to 0-4 on the campaign. The Gators travel to Ethel (Ethel, MS) to face the Tigers in a 1A Region 5 challenge on Thursday, March 10. The Tigers enter the challenge with a record of 1-6. Ethel won 8-3 in their recent non-league challenge against Choctaw County (Ackerman, MS)