St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins (Vallejo, CA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots (Alameda, CA), 12-8 in a non-league challenge.

The Bruins now own a 4-1 record. They take the field next when they host Pinole Valley for a Tri-County - Rock challenge on Thursday, March 16. St. Patrick-St. Vincent will battle a Spartans squad coming off a 10-0 non-league win over Pittsburg (Pittsburg, CA). The Spartans record now stands at 7-0.

With the loss, St. Joseph Notre Dame falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The Pilots travel to Saint Mary's (Albany, CA) to battle the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Monday, March 20. The Panthers enter the challenge with a record of 0-3. Saint Mary's lost 12-2 in their recent non-league challenge against San Leandro (San Leandro, CA)