Clearwater Tornadoes (Clearwater, FL) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Tarpon Springs Spongers (Tarpon Springs, FL), 9-2 in a league challenge.

The Tornadoes now own a 10-10 record. They take the field next when they host St. Petersburg for a non-league challenge on Tuesday, April 20. Clearwater will battle a Green Devils squad coming off a 13-8 non-league win over Pinellas Park (Largo, FL). The Green Devils record now stands at 8-6.

With the loss, Tarpon Springs falls to 4-13 on the campaign. The Spongers host Largo (Largo, FL) to battle the Packers in a non-league challenge on Monday, April 19. The Packers enter the challenge with a record of 1-13. Largo lost 7-4 in their recent non-league challenge against Clearwater (Clearwater, FL)