Immanuel Eagles (Reedley, CA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Stone Ridge Christian Knights (Merced, CA), 4-1 in a non-league challenge.

The Eagles now own a 6-5 record. They take the field next when they host Sierra Pacific for a non-league challenge on Tuesday, March 19. Immanuel will battle a Golden Bears squad coming off a 13-3 non-league loss to Golden West (Visalia, CA). The Golden Bears record now stands at 1-7.

With the loss, Stone Ridge Christian falls to 2-1 on the campaign. The Knights travel to Le Grand (Le Grand, CA) to battle the Bulldogs in a non-league challenge on Friday, March 15. The Bulldogs enter the challenge with a record of 6-1. Le Grand won 12-11 in their recent non-league challenge against Livingston (Livingston, CA)