Elk Grove Thundering Herd (Elk Grove, CA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Wheatland Pirates (Wheatland, CA), 3-1 in a non-league challenge.

The Thundering Herd now own a 4-3 record. They take the field next when they travel to Vista del Lago for a non-league challenge on Friday, March 24. Elk Grove will battle a Eagles squad coming off a 5-3 league win over El Camino (Sacramento, CA). The Eagles record now stands at 4-0.

With the loss, Wheatland falls to 4-2 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Twelve Bridges (Lincoln, CA) to battle the Raging Rhinos in a challenge on Friday, March 24. The Raging Rhinos enter the challenge with a record of 1-3. Twelve Bridges lost 17-7 in their recent league challenge against Colfax (Colfax, CA)