Abingdon Falcons (Abingdon, VA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Ridgeview (Clintwood, VA), 8-4 in a league challenge.

The Falcons now own a 6-4 record. They take the field next when they travel to Lee for a Mountain 7 challenge on Tuesday, April 26. Abingdon will face a Generals squad coming off a 11-5 league loss to John Battle (Bristol, VA). The Generals record now stands at 0-2.

With the loss, Ridgeview falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The travel to John Battle (Bristol, VA) to face the Trojans in a Mountain 7 challenge on Tuesday, April 26. The Trojans enter the challenge with a record of 5-3. John Battle won 11-5 in their recent league challenge against Lee (Jonesville, VA)