Mt. Pleasant Tigers (Mt. Pleasant, TX) backers exited the stadium thrilled Friday as they saw their softball squad achieve victory over the host Texas Tigers (Texarkana, TX), 18-5 in a league challenge.

The Tigers now own a 22-10 record.

With the loss, Texas falls to 19-12 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Pine Tree (Longview, TX) to face the Pirates in a 5A Region II District 15 challenge on Tuesday, April 23. The Pirates enter the challenge with a record of 18-12. Pine Tree won 10-8 in their recent league challenge against Longview (Longview, TX)