Bottineau Braves/Stars (Bottineau, ND) backers exited the stadium thrilled Friday as they saw their softball squad run past the visiting Rugby Panthers (Rugby, ND), 19-2 in a league challenge.

The Braves/Stars now own a 5-0 record. They take the field next when they host Turtle Mountain for a non-league challenge on Monday, April 15.

With the loss, Rugby falls to 0-3 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Divide County (Crosby, ND) to battle the Maroons in a Class B - Region 3 challenge on Tuesday, April 16. The Maroons enter the challenge with a record of 0-1. Divide County lost 20-10 in their recent league challenge against Glenburn (Glenburn, ND)