El Dorado Cougars (Placerville, CA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Monday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Union Mine Diamondbacks (El Dorado, CA), 11-9 in a league challenge.

The Cougars now own a 6-8 record. They take the field next when they travel to Rosemont for a Sierra Valley Conference challenge on Wednesday, April 24. El Dorado will battle a Wolverine squad coming off a 13-1 league win over Bradshaw Christian (Sacramento, CA). The Wolverine record now stands at 13-1.

With the loss, Union Mine falls to 5-7 on the campaign. The Diamondbacks travel to Liberty Ranch (Galt, CA) to battle the Hawks in a Sierra Valley Conference challenge on Wednesday, April 24. The Hawks enter the challenge with a record of 9-5. Liberty Ranch won 11-0 in their recent league challenge against Galt (Galt, CA)