Pequea Valley Braves (Kinzers, PA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Monday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Lancaster Catholic Crusaders (Lancaster, PA), 5-2 in a league challenge.

The Braves now own a 8-6 record. They take the field next when they host Lancaster Mennonite for a Lancaster-Lebanon Section 4 challenge on Tuesday, May 9. Pequea Valley will battle a Blazers squad coming off a 27-13 league win over Columbia (Columbia, PA). The Blazers record now stands at 3-15.

With the loss, Lancaster Catholic falls to 5-6 on the campaign. The Crusaders host Kennard-Dale (Fawn Grove, PA) to battle the Rams in a non-league challenge on Thursday, May 11. The Rams enter the challenge with a record of 8-10. Kennard-Dale lost 9-3 in their recent league challenge against Littlestown (Littlestown, PA)