Gray's Creek Bears (Hope Mills, NC) backers exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they saw their softball squad run past the host Hoke County Bucks (Raeford, NC), 14-1 in a non-league challenge.

The Bears now own a 7-0 record. They take the field next when they host Purnell Swett for a challenge on Friday, April 1. Gray's Creek will battle a Rams squad coming off a 21-2 league win over Lumberton (Lumberton, NC). The Rams record now stands at 3-4.

With the loss, Hoke County falls to 0-4 on the campaign. The Bucks travel to Scotland (Laurinburg, NC) to battle the Fighting Scots in a challenge on Friday, April 1. The Fighting Scots enter the challenge with a record of 5-0. Scotland won 10-0 in their recent league challenge against Richmond (Rockingham, NC)