The East Lincoln Mustangs softball squad (Denver, NC), was routed 11-1 in Thursday's non-league contest with the visiting Crest Chargers (Shelby, NC)

With the triumph, Crest improves its record to 4-1 on the year. The Chargers host Forestview (Gastonia, NC) to face the Jaguars in a Big South 3A contest on Friday, March 7. The Jaguars enter the contest with a record of 1-2. Forestview lost 8-7 in their recent non-league contest against Cherryville (Cherryville, NC)

The Mustangs now hold a 1-1 record. They play next when they travel to Hickory for a Western Foothills 3A contest on Tuesday, March 11. East Lincoln will face a Red Tornadoes squad coming off a 9-8 non-league loss to Newton-Conover (Newton, NC). The Red Tornadoes record now stands at 1-1.