Southern Indians (Salineville, OH) backers exited the stadium thrilled Monday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting East Palestine Bulldogs (East Palestine, OH), 8-4 in a non-league challenge.

The Indians now own a 1-3 record. They take the field next when they travel to East Palestine for a non-league challenge on Wednesday, April 27. Southern will battle a Bulldogs squad coming off a 8-0 non-league loss to Beaver (Lisbon, OH). The Bulldogs record now stands at 4-7.

With the loss, East Palestine falls to 4-6 on the campaign. The Bulldogs travel to Beaver (Lisbon, OH) to battle the Beavers in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, April 26. The Beavers enter the challenge with a record of 1-3. Beaver won 9-7 in their recent non-league challenge against Buckeye Local (Rayland, OH)