Oregon City Pioneers (Oregon City, OR) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting McMinnville Grizzlies (McMinnville, OR), 3-1 in a non-league challenge.

The Pioneers now own a 9-1 record. They take the field next when they host McNary for a non-league challenge on Monday, April 8. Oregon City will face a Celtics squad coming off a 3-2 non-league loss to Tualatin (Tualatin, OR). The Celtics record now stands at 4-7.

With the loss, McMinnville falls to 8-3 on the campaign. The Grizzlies host Mountainside (Beaverton, OR) to face the Mavericks in a non-league challenge on Friday, April 5. The Mavericks enter the challenge with a record of 4-6. Mountainside lost 9-8 in their recent non-league challenge against Canby (Canby, OR)