Austin Maroons (Austin, TX) fans exited the stadium thrilled Saturday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting United Longhorns (Laredo, TX), 6-1 in a non-league challenge.

The Maroons now sport a 6-6 record. They take the field next when they travel to Hutto for a non-league challenge on Saturday, March 2. Austin will face a Hippos squad coming off a 6-5 non-league win over Elgin (Elgin, TX). The Hippos record now stands at 10-9.

With the loss, United falls to 12-7 on the campaign. The Longhorns travel to Clemens (Schertz, TX) to face the Buffaloes in a non-league challenge on Saturday, March 2. The Buffaloes enter the challenge with a record of 15-1. Clemens won 4-1 in their recent non-league challenge against Alice (Alice, TX)