West Holmes Knights (Millersburg, OH) backers exited the stadium thrilled Friday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Orrville Red Riders (Orrville, OH), 7-2 in a non-league challenge.

The Knights now own a 1-0 record. They take the field next when they travel to Philo for a non-league challenge on Saturday, April 2. West Holmes will battle a Electrics squad coming off a 4-1 league loss to Maysville (Zanesville, OH). The Electrics record now stands at 0-1.

With the loss, Orrville falls to 0-3 on the campaign. The Red riders host Fairless (Navarre, OH) to battle the Falcons in a Principals Athletic challenge on Monday, April 4. The Falcons enter the challenge with a record of 3-0. Fairless won 13-5 in their recent non-league challenge against Smithville (Smithville, OH)