Spring Garden Panthers (Spring Garden, AL) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad run past the host Gaston Bulldogs (Gadsden, AL), 17-1 in a league challenge.

The Panthers now own a 7-5 record. They take the field next when they host Piedmont for a non-league challenge on Monday, April 11. Spring Garden will battle a Bulldogs squad coming off a 14-4 non-league loss to Alexandria (Alexandria, AL). The Bulldogs record now stands at 7-5.

With the loss, Gaston falls to 2-7 on the campaign. The Bulldogs travel to Sand Rock (Leesburg, AL) to battle the Wildcats in a 2A Area 12 challenge on Monday, April 11. The Wildcats enter the challenge with a record of 11-8. Sand Rock won 22-5 in their recent non-league challenge against Gadsden City (Gadsden, AL)