Dobyns-Bennett Indians (Kingsport, TN) backers exited the stadium thrilled Friday as they saw their softball squad run past the host Sullivan East Patriots (Bluff City, TN), 11-0 in a non-league challenge.

The Indians now own a 1-0 record. They take the field next when they travel to West Ridge for a non-league challenge on Thursday, March 30.

With the loss, Sullivan East falls to 2-9 on the campaign. The Patriots travel to Tennessee (Bristol, TN) to battle the Vikings in a 3A District 1 challenge on Thursday, March 30. The Vikings enter the challenge with a record of 7-2. Tennessee won 7-3 in their recent league challenge against Unicoi County (Erwin, TN)