Dublin Fighting Irish (Dublin, GA) supporters left the game thrilled Wednesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Portal Panthers (Portal, GA), 5-4 in a non-league game.

With the triumph, Dublin betters its record to 2-2 on the campaign. The Fighting Irish host Southwest (Macon, GA) to battle the Patriots in a 1A D-I Region 2 match on Thursday, August 14. The Patriots go into the game with a record of 0-0.

The Panthers now hold a 2-2 record. They play next when they travel to Claxton for a 1A D-II Region 3 game on Thursday, August 14. Portal will battle a Tigers team coming off a 8-0 non-league win over Bulloch Academy (Statesboro, GA). The Tigers record now stands at 1-0.