St. James Wildcats (St. James, LA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Saturday as they saw their softball squad run past the visiting Pine Raiders (Franklinton, LA), 17-7 in a non-league challenge.

The Wildcats now own a 6-8 record. They take the field next when they host Loranger for a non-league challenge on Saturday, March 9. St. James will battle a Wolves squad coming off a 16-0 league win over Pearl River (Pearl River, LA). The Wolves record now stands at 6-3.

With the loss, Pine falls to 0-7 on the campaign. The Raiders host Fontainebleau (Mandeville, LA) to battle the Bulldogs in a non-league challenge on Saturday, March 9. The Bulldogs enter the challenge with a record of 2-9. Fontainebleau won 26-11 in their recent non-league challenge against Warren Easton (New Orleans, LA)