The crowd at Friday's league match between the Ritchie County Rebels (Ellenboro, WV) and the visiting Magnolia Blue Eagles (New Martinsville, WV), saw Ritchie County's softball squad achieve victory over Magnolia by a count of 11-3.

The Rebels now sport a 1-0 record. They take the field next when they travel to Parkersburg South for a non-league match on Monday, March 21. Ritchie County will face a Patriots squad coming off a 7-6 non-league win over Grafton (Grafton, WV). The Patriots record now stands at 3-0.

With the loss, Magnolia falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The Blue eagles host Tyler (Sistersville, WV) to face the Knights in a non-league match on Monday, March 21. The Knights enter the match with a record of 0-3. Tyler lost 5-0 in their recent league match against Doddridge County (West Union, WV)