Winter Springs Bears (Winter Springs, FL) backers exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Forest Wildcats (Ocala, FL), 8-6 in a league challenge.

The Bears now own a 1-0 record. They take the field next when they travel to Seminole for a challenge on Thursday, March 23. Winter Springs will face a Seminoles squad coming off a 6-4 league win over Lake Howell (Winter Park, FL). The Seminoles record now stands at 5-4.

With the loss, Forest falls to 5-2 on the campaign. The Wildcats travel to The Villages Charter (The Villages, FL) to face the Buffalo in a non-league challenge on Monday, March 27. The Buffalo enter the challenge with a record of 1-1. The Villages Charter lost 11-1 in their recent non-league challenge against Zephyrhills (Zephyrhills, FL)