Hutsonville/Palestine Tigers (Palestine, IL) backers exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Oblong Panthers (Oblong, IL), 12-9 in a league challenge.

The Tigers now own a 5-9 record. They take the field next when they host Altamont for a non-league challenge on Monday, May 8. Hutsonville/Palestine will battle a Indians squad coming off a 4-1 non-league loss to Mulberry Grove (Mulberry Grove, IL). The Indians record now stands at 6-18.

With the loss, Oblong falls to 4-13 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Dugger Union (Dugger, IN) to battle the Bulldogs in a Southern Roads challenge on Monday, May 8. The Bulldogs enter the challenge with a record of 3-9. Dugger Union lost 14-2 in their recent non-league challenge against Lawrenceville (Lawrenceville, IL)