Iowa-Grant Panthers (Livingston, WI) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Darlington Redbirds (Darlington, WI), 8-3 in a league challenge.

The Panthers now own a 7-6 record. They take the field next when they travel to Southwestern for a Southwest Wisconsin Activities challenge on Monday, May 16.

With the loss, Darlington falls to 0-4 on the campaign. The Redbirds host Mineral Point (Mineral Point, WI) to battle the Pointers in a Southwest Wisconsin Activities challenge on Monday, May 16. The Pointers enter the challenge with a record of 1-6. Mineral Point lost 4-2 in their recent non-league challenge against Argyle (Argyle, WI)