Avon Braves (Avon, NY) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Pavilion Golden Gophers (Pavilion, NY), 5-2 in a non-league challenge.

The Braves now own a 4-4 record. They take the field next when they host Hornell for a non-league challenge on Saturday, April 29. Avon will face a Red Raiders squad coming off a 7-2 non-league loss to Wellsville (Wellsville, NY). The Red Raiders record now stands at 3-4.

With the loss, Pavilion falls to 4-4 on the campaign. The Golden gophers travel to Dansville (Dansville, NY) to face the Mustangs in a non-league challenge on Friday, April 28. The Mustangs enter the challenge with a record of 0-7. Dansville lost 4-2 in their recent league challenge against Hornell (Hornell, NY)