Rogers Heritage War Eagles (Rogers, AR) backers exited the stadium thrilled Friday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Houston Christian Mustangs (Houston, TX), 5-1 in a non-league challenge.

The War Eagles now own a 15-7 record. They take the field next when they host Russellville for a non-league challenge on Friday, April 12. Rogers Heritage will battle a Cyclones squad coming off a 8-5 league loss to Mountain Home (Mountain Home, AR). The Cyclones record now stands at 6-10.

With the loss, Houston Christian falls to 13-10 on the campaign. The Mustangs travel to Gentry (Gentry, AR) to battle the Pioneers in a non-league challenge on Saturday, April 13. The Pioneers enter the challenge with a record of 15-2. Gentry won 10-9 in their recent non-league challenge against Fayetteville (Fayetteville, AR)