Sweet Springs Greyhounds (Sweet Springs, MO) backers exited the stadium thrilled Saturday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Pierce City Eagles (Pierce City, MO), 7-6 in a non-league challenge.

The Greyhounds now own a 2-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Tipton for a Class 1 District 7 challenge on Tuesday, March 19. Sweet Springs will battle a Cardinals squad coming off a 18-2 league win over Smithton (Smithton, MO). The Cardinals record now stands at 1-0.

With the loss, Pierce City falls to 0-4 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Fair Grove (Fair Grove, MO) to battle the Eagles in a non-league challenge on Thursday, March 21. The Eagles enter the challenge with a record of 2-2. Fair Grove lost 12-10 in their recent non-league challenge against Stockton (Stockton, MO)