Santa Paula Cardinals (Santa Paula, CA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Fillmore Flashes (Fillmore, CA), 7-1 in a league challenge.

The Cardinals now own a 5-4 record. They take the field next when they travel to Simi Valley for a non-league challenge on Wednesday, March 23. Santa Paula will battle a Pioneers squad coming off a 3-1 league loss to Oak Park (Oak Park, CA). The Pioneers record now stands at 3-8.

With the loss, Fillmore falls to 6-3 on the campaign. The Flashes host Malibu (Malibu, CA) to battle the Sharks in a Citrus Coast challenge on Tuesday, March 22. The Sharks enter the challenge with a record of 0-0.