Highlands Ranch Falcons (Highlands Ranch, CO) backers exited the stadium thrilled Monday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Mountain Vista Golden Eagles (Highlands Ranch, CO), 10-9 in a league challenge.

The Falcons now own a 6-7 record. They take the field next when they travel to Heritage for a 5A Continental challenge on Wednesday, September 21. Highlands Ranch will battle a Eagles squad coming off a 11-3 league win over Chaparral (Parker, CO). The Eagles record now stands at 11-5.

With the loss, Mountain Vista falls to 8-9 on the campaign. The Golden eagles host Douglas County (Castle Rock, CO) to battle the Huskies in a 5A Continental challenge on Friday, September 23. The Huskies enter the challenge with a record of 13-1. Douglas County won 12-8 in their recent league challenge against ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch, CO)