Whitehaven Tigers (Memphis, TN) fans exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Kingsbury Falcons (Memphis, TN), 12-7 in a league challenge.

The Tigers now sport a 1-0 record. They take the field next when they host Hillcrest for a non-league challenge on Monday, March 18. Whitehaven will face a Vikings squad coming off a 11-3 league win over Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering (Memphis, TN). The Vikings record now stands at 1-0.

With the loss, Kingsbury falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The Falcons travel to Memphis Central (Memphis, TN) to face the Warriors in a 4A District 16 challenge on Friday, March 8. The Warriors enter the challenge with a record of 1-0. Memphis Central won 22-1 in their recent non-league challenge against Melrose (Memphis, TN)