Linden Lions (Linden, CA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Monday as they saw their softball squad run past the visiting Riverbank Bruins (Riverbank, CA), 17-7 in a non-league challenge.

The Lions now own a 7-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to McNair for a challenge on Wednesday, March 27. Linden will battle a Eagles squad coming off a 0-0 non-league Tokay (Lodi, CA). The Eagles record now stands at 1-1.

With the loss, Riverbank falls to 2-7 on the campaign. The Bruins travel to Escalon (Escalon, CA) to battle the Cougars in a challenge on Thursday, March 28. The Cougars enter the challenge with a record of 3-8. Escalon lost 21-5 in their recent non-league challenge against Gregori (Modesto, CA)