North Bend Bulldogs (North Bend, OR) backers exited the stadium thrilled Friday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Junction City Tigers (Junction City, OR), 11-7 in a league challenge.

The Bulldogs now own a 6-5 record. They take the field next when they travel to Cottage Grove for a 4A Sky Em challenge on Tuesday, April 9. North Bend will battle a Lions squad coming off a 11-1 league loss to Marshfield (Coos Bay, OR). The Lions record now stands at 7-3.

With the loss, Junction City falls to 6-4 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Estacada (Estacada, OR) to battle the Rangers in a non-league challenge on Saturday, April 6. The Rangers enter the challenge with a record of 5-3. Estacada lost 15-9 in their recent non-league challenge against Seaside (Seaside, OR)