South Rowan Raiders (China Grove, NC) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Lake Norman Charter Knights (Huntersville, NC), 6-5 in a league challenge.

The Raiders now own a 4-5 record. They take the field next when they host West Rowan for a South Piedmont 3A challenge on Tuesday, March 26.

With the loss, Lake Norman Charter falls to 2-6 on the campaign. The Knights travel to West Rowan (Mt. Ulla, NC) to clash with the Falcons in a South Piedmont 3A game on Monday, March 25. The Falcons come into the game with a record of 4-4. West Rowan lost 2-1 in their recent non-league game against Mooresville (Mooresville, NC)