Pleasant Valley Raiders (Jacksonville, AL) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad run past the visiting Gadsden City Titans (Gadsden, AL), 17-2 in a non-league challenge.

The Raiders now own a 13-11 record. They take the field next when they host Arab for a non-league challenge on Friday, April 19. Pleasant Valley will battle a Knights squad coming off a 6-1 league loss to Brewer (Somerville, AL). The Knights record now stands at 12-25.

With the loss, Gadsden City falls to 6-16 on the campaign. The Titans travel to Vincent (Vincent, AL) to battle the Yellow Jackets in a non-league challenge on Friday, April 19. The Yellow Jackets enter the challenge with a record of 15-12. Vincent won 11-10 in their recent non-league challenge against Billingsley (Billingsley, AL)