Morgan City Tigers (Morgan City, LA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad run past the visiting A.J. Ellender Patriots (Houma, LA), 16-1 in a league challenge.

The Tigers now own a 6-9 record. They take the field next when they host Centerville for a non-league challenge on Monday, March 18.

With the loss, A.J. Ellender falls to 3-8 on the campaign. The Patriots travel to South Lafourche (Galliano, LA) to battle the Tarpons in a 4A District 7 challenge on Tuesday, March 19. The Tarpons enter the challenge with a record of 3-8. South Lafourche lost 12-0 in their recent league challenge against Assumption (Napoleonville, LA)