Empire Bulldogs (Duncan, OK) backers exited the stadium thrilled Tuesday as they saw their softball squad run past the visiting Union City Tigers (Union City, OK), 12-1 in a non-league challenge.

The Bulldogs now own a 16-7 record. They take the field next when they travel to Rush Springs for a Class A challenge on Tuesday, August 29. Empire will battle a Redskins squad coming off a 3-2 league loss to Dewar (Dewar, OK). The Redskins record now stands at 9-9.

With the loss, Union City falls to 2-13 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Lookeba-Sickles (Lookeba, OK) to battle the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Friday, September 1. The Panthers enter the challenge with a record of 9-4. Lookeba-Sickles won 3-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Canute (Canute, OK)