American Christian Academy Patriots (Tuscaloosa, AL) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Sipsey Valley Bears (Buhl, AL), 10-4 in a non-league challenge.

The Patriots now own a 5-4 record. They take the field next when they travel to Briarwood Christian for a non-league challenge on Tuesday, March 8. American Christian Academy will battle a Lions squad coming off a 14-7 non-league loss to Oak Grove (Bessemer, AL). The Lions record now stands at 0-6.

With the loss, Sipsey Valley falls to 3-5 on the campaign. The Bears host Holy Spirit Catholic (Tuscaloosa, AL) to battle the Saints in a non-league challenge on Saturday, March 5. The Saints enter the challenge with a record of 4-3. Holy Spirit Catholic won 12-6 in their recent non-league challenge against Northridge (Tuscaloosa, AL)