Centennial Golden Hawks (Bakersfield, CA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Tuesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Taft Wildcats (Taft, CA), 7-3 in a non-league challenge.

The Golden Hawks now own a 13-3 record. They take the field next when they travel to Roosevelt for a non-league challenge on Thursday, March 28. Centennial will battle a Mustangs squad coming off a 4-3 league loss to Norco (Norco, CA). The Mustangs record now stands at 7-6.

With the loss, Taft falls to 14-1 on the campaign. The Wildcats travel to Dinuba (Dinuba, CA) to battle the Emperors in a non-league challenge on Thursday, April 4. The Emperors enter the challenge with a record of 4-9. Dinuba lost 6-2 in their recent non-league challenge against Orange Cove (Orange Cove, CA)