Newtown Nighthawks (Newtown, CT) backers exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they saw their softball squad run past the visiting Weston Trojans (Weston, CT), 12-2 in a non-league challenge.

The Nighthawks now own a 4-2 record. They take the field next when they host Norwalk for a non-league challenge on Saturday, April 16. Newtown will battle a Bears squad coming off a 7-0 league loss to Darien (Darien, CT). The Bears record now stands at 2-1.

With the loss, Weston falls to 1-4 on the campaign. The Trojans travel to Bunnell (Stratford, CT) to battle the Bulldogs in a non-league challenge on Saturday, April 16. The Bulldogs enter the challenge with a record of 2-3. Bunnell lost 6-3 in their recent league challenge against New Fairfield (New Fairfield, CT)