East Paulding Raiders (Dallas, GA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Tuesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Newnan Cougars (Newnan, GA), 6-3 in a league challenge.

The Raiders now own a 10-4 record. They take the field next when they host North Paulding for a non-league challenge on Wednesday, September 14. East Paulding will face a Wolfpack squad coming off a 8-1 league win over Hillgrove (Powder Springs, GA). The Wolfpack record now stands at 12-1.

With the loss, Newnan falls to 10-4 on the campaign. The Cougars host South Paulding (Douglasville, GA) to face the Spartans in a 6A Region 5 challenge on Thursday, September 15. The Spartans enter the challenge with a record of 9-5. South Paulding won 5-2 in their recent league challenge against Alexander (Douglasville, GA)