Liberty Ranch Hawks (Galt, CA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Tuesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Galt Warriors (Galt, CA), 6-1 in a league challenge.

The Hawks now own a 1-0 record. They take the field next when they travel to Calaveras for a non-league challenge on Wednesday, March 23. Liberty Ranch will battle a squad coming off a 7-6 non-league loss to Lincoln (Stockton, CA). The record now stands at 4-3.

With the loss, Galt falls to 7-3 on the campaign. The Warriors host Nevada Union (Grass Valley, CA) to battle the Miners in a non-league challenge on Friday, March 25. The Miners enter the challenge with a record of 2-2. Nevada Union won 10-7 in their recent league challenge against Lincoln (Lincoln, CA)