Socastee Braves (Myrtle Beach, SC) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Carolina Forest Panthers (Myrtle Beach, SC), 11-7 in a league challenge.

The Braves now own a 3-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to St. James for a challenge on Tuesday, April 5. Socastee will face a Sharks squad coming off a 8-6 league loss to Sumter (Sumter, SC). The Sharks record now stands at 1-1.

With the loss, Carolina Forest falls to 7-5 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to North Myrtle Beach (Little River, SC) to face the Chiefs in a non-league challenge on Friday, April 1. The Chiefs enter the challenge with a record of 1-0. North Myrtle Beach won 10-4 in their recent non-league challenge against Carolina Forest (Myrtle Beach, SC)