Phillips Wildcats (Chicago, IL) backers exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Bowen Boilermakers (Chicago, IL), 7-6 in a league challenge.

The Wildcats now own a 2-0 record. They take the field next when they host Carver for a Chicago Public Yellow challenge on Monday, April 24.

With the loss, Bowen falls to 0-2 on the campaign. The Boilermakers host Dunbar (Chicago, IL) to battle the Mightymen in a Chicago Public Yellow challenge on Thursday, April 20. The Mightymen enter the challenge with a record of 0-2. Dunbar lost 3-1 in their recent league challenge against Chicago Vocational (Chicago, IL)