Hamburg Hawks (Hamburg, PA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Monday as they saw their softball squad run past the host Tamaqua Blue Raiders (Tamaqua, PA), 13-2 in a non-league challenge.

The Hawks now own a 2-0 record. They take the field next when they host Governor Mifflin for a non-league challenge on Wednesday, March 20. Hamburg will battle a Mustangs squad coming off a 12-2 non-league loss to Warwick (Lititz, PA). The Mustangs record now stands at 0-1.

With the loss, Tamaqua falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The Blue raiders travel to Pottsville (Pottsville, PA) to battle the Crimson Tide in a Schuylkill I challenge on Tuesday, March 26. The Crimson Tide enter the challenge with a record of 1-0. Pottsville won 17-8 in their recent non-league challenge against Fleetwood (Fleetwood, PA)