Coatesville Red Raiders (Coatesville, PA) backers left the game pleased Thursday as they saw their softball squad thwart the visiting Great Valley Patriots (Malvern, PA), 17-1 in a league game.

With the triumph, Coatesville upgrades its record to 8-2 on the year. The Red Raiders travel to Henderson (West Chester, PA) to play the Warriors in a Ches-Mont game on Monday, April 7. The Warriors enter the game with a record of 0-8. Henderson lost 10-7 in their recent league game against Bishop Shanahan (Downingtown, PA)

The Patriots now own a 3-5 record. They play next when they host Oxford for a Ches-Mont game on Wednesday, April 9.