Minford Falcons (Minford, OH) backers left the game pleased Thursday as they saw their softball squad nudge the visiting Chesapeake Panthers (Chesapeake, OH), 19-12 in a non-league game.

With the triumph, Minford upgrades its record to 1-7 on the year. The Falcons travel to Eastern (Beaver, OH) to play the Eagles in a non-league game on Friday, April 11. The Eagles enter the game with a record of 4-3. Eastern lost 7-4 in their recent league game against Symmes Valley (Willow Wood, OH)

The Panthers now own a 4-7 record. They play next when they travel to Ironton for a Ohio Valley game on Friday, April 11. Chesapeake will play a Fighting Tigers squad coming off a 9-6 non-league win over Blazer (Ashland, KY). The Fighting Tigers record now stands at 8-1.