Blooming Grove Lions (Blooming Grove, TX) backers exited the stadium thrilled Saturday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Crawford Pirates (Crawford, TX), 1-0 in a non-league challenge.

The Lions now own a 10-3 record. They take the field next when they travel to Caldwell for a non-league challenge on Saturday, March 5. Blooming Grove will battle a Hornets squad coming off a 6-0 non-league loss to Lovelady (Lovelady, TX). The Hornets record now stands at 5-3.

With the loss, Crawford falls to 2-1 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Normangee (Normangee, TX) to battle the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Saturday, March 5. The Panthers enter the challenge with a record of 8-4. Normangee won 5-4 in their recent non-league challenge against Centerville (Centerville, TX)