Liberty Patriots (Henderson, NV) backers exited the stadium thrilled Saturday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Desert Oasis Diamondbacks (Las Vegas, NV), 8-5 in a non-league challenge.

The Patriots now own a 10-8 record. They take the field next when they host Centennial for a 5A South - Mountain challenge on Tuesday, April 30. Liberty will face a Bulldogs squad coming off a 12-0 non-league win over Cimarron-Memorial (Las Vegas, NV). The Bulldogs record now stands at 20-9.

With the loss, Desert Oasis falls to 11-8 on the campaign. The Diamondbacks travel to Southeast Career Tech (Las Vegas, NV) to face the Roadrunners in a 4A Mountain challenge on Monday, April 29. The Roadrunners enter the challenge with a record of 9-8. Southeast Career Tech lost 7-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Faith Lutheran (Las Vegas, NV)