Grand Lake Hornets (Lake Charles, LA) fans exited the stadium thrilled Monday as they saw their softball squad achieve victory over the visiting Starks Panthers (Starks, LA), 9-1 in a non-league challenge.

The Hornets now sport a 13-13 record. They take the field next when they travel to DeQuincy for a 2A District 5 challenge on Tuesday, April 9. Grand Lake will face a Tigers squad coming off a 6-5 league loss to Welsh (Welsh, LA). The Tigers record now stands at 8-16.

With the loss, Starks falls to 14-5 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Lacassine (Lacassine, LA) to face the Cardinals in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, April 9. The Cardinals enter the challenge with a record of 19-6. Lacassine lost 6-3 in their recent non-league challenge against Kinder (Kinder, LA)