Quartz Hill Royals (Quartz Hill, CA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Friday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Hesperia Scorpions (Hesperia, CA), 4-2 in a non-league challenge.

The Royals now own a 2-3 record. They take the field next when they travel to Highland for a non-league challenge on Saturday, March 5. Quartz Hill will battle a Bulldogs squad coming off a 6-1 non-league loss to Granada Hills Charter (Granada Hills, CA). The Bulldogs record now stands at 2-6.

With the loss, Hesperia falls to 3-6 on the campaign. The Scorpions travel to Lancaster (Lancaster, CA) to battle the Eagles in a non-league challenge on Friday, March 4. The Eagles enter the challenge with a record of 2-1. Lancaster lost 11-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Paraclete (Lancaster, CA)