Del Valle Cardinals (Del Valle, TX) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Bartlett Bulldogs (Bartlett, TX), 4-2 in a non-league challenge.

The Cardinals now own a 6-6 record. They take the field next when they travel to Taylor for a non-league challenge on Friday, March 4. Del Valle will battle a Ducks squad coming off a 5-2 non-league loss to Austin LBJ (Austin, TX). The Ducks record now stands at 1-3.

With the loss, Bartlett falls to 0-3 on the campaign. The Bulldogs host Groesbeck (Groesbeck, TX) to battle the Goats in a non-league challenge on Thursday, March 3. The Goats enter the challenge with a record of 10-5. Groesbeck lost 2-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Mart (Mart, TX)