Atwater Falcons (Atwater, CA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Patterson Tigers (Patterson, CA), 4-0 in a league challenge.

The Falcons now own a 7-9 record. They take the field next when they host Mariposa County for a non-league challenge on Friday, April 8. Atwater will battle a Grizzlies squad coming off a 7-4 league win over Le Grand (Le Grand, CA). The Grizzlies record now stands at 10-4.

With the loss, Patterson falls to 4-8 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to El Capitan (Merced, CA) to battle the Gauchos in a Central California Conference challenge on Tuesday, April 12. The Gauchos enter the challenge with a record of 9-7. El Capitan lost 4-1 in their recent league challenge against Golden Valley (Merced, CA)