Gardendale Rockets (Gardendale, AL) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Leeds Greenwave (Leeds, AL), 8-4 in a non-league challenge.

The Rockets now own a 5-8 record. They take the field next when they host Pinson Valley for a 6A Area 12 challenge on Monday, March 14. Gardendale will battle a Indians squad coming off a 8-4 league loss to Clay-Chalkville (Pinson, AL). The Indians record now stands at 2-8.

With the loss, Leeds falls to 1-7 on the campaign. The Greenwave host McAdory (McCalla, AL) to battle the Yellowjackets in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, March 15. The Yellowjackets enter the challenge with a record of 13-7. McAdory lost 7-2 in their recent non-league challenge against Spain Park (Hoover, AL)