West Jefferson Roughriders (West Jefferson, OH) backers exited the stadium thrilled Tuesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Catholic Central Irish (Springfield, OH), 7-1 in a league challenge.

The Roughriders now own a 8-0 record. They take the field next when they travel to Greenon for a non-league challenge on Thursday, April 14. West Jefferson will face a Knights squad coming off a 11-1 non-league loss to Mechanicsburg (Mechanicsburg, OH). The Knights record now stands at 1-4.

With the loss, Catholic Central falls to 1-3 on the campaign. The Irish host Mechanicsburg (Mechanicsburg, OH) to face the Indians in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, April 13. The Indians enter the challenge with a record of 5-1. Mechanicsburg won 11-1 in their recent non-league challenge against Greenon (Springfield, OH)