Murrieta Valley Nighthawks (Murrieta, CA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Tuesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Chaparral Pumas (Temecula, CA), 8-7 in a league challenge.

The Nighthawks now own a 7-8 record. They take the field next when they travel to Temecula Valley for a Southwestern challenge on Thursday, March 14. Murrieta Valley will battle a Golden Bears squad coming off a 8-2 league loss to Great Oak (Temecula, CA). The Golden Bears record now stands at 1-4.

With the loss, Chaparral falls to 2-7 on the campaign. The Pumas host Vista Murrieta (Murrieta, CA) to battle the Broncos in a Southwestern challenge on Thursday, March 14. The Broncos enter the challenge with a record of 4-4. Vista Murrieta lost 7-4 in their recent league challenge against Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta, CA)