Columbia Tigers (Lake City, FL) fans exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad achieve victory over the visiting Buchholz Bobcats (Gainesville, FL), 11-1 in a non-league challenge.

The Tigers now sport a 7-7 record. They take the field next when they travel to Orange Park for a 5A District 2 challenge on Friday, April 5. Columbia will face a Raiders squad coming off a 10-0 non-league loss to Mandarin (Jacksonville, FL). The Raiders record now stands at 7-7.

With the loss, Buchholz falls to 9-7 on the campaign. The Bobcats travel to Lake Weir (Ocala, FL) to face the Hurricanes in a non-league challenge on Friday, April 5. The Hurricanes enter the challenge with a record of 3-10. Lake Weir won 12-5 in their recent non-league challenge against Leesburg (Leesburg, FL)