Southern Valley/Alma (Oxford, NE) backers exited the stadium thrilled Saturday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Omaha Northwest Huskies (Omaha, NE), 9-6 in a non-league challenge.

The now own a 1-2 record. They take the field next when they host Chase County for a non-league challenge on Tuesday, August 23.

With the loss, Omaha Northwest falls to 0-4 on the campaign. The Huskies host Papillion-LaVista (Papillion, NE) to battle the Monarchs in a A District challenge on Monday, August 22. The Monarchs enter the challenge with a record of 4-1. Papillion-LaVista won 2-1 in their recent non-league challenge against Bennington (Bennington, NE)