The crowd at Thursday's non-league match between the Avella Eagles (Avella, PA) and the host Fort Cherry Rangers (McDonald, PA), saw Avella's softball squad nip Fort Cherry by a count of 10-6.

The Eagles now sport a 2-1 record. They take the field next when they host West Greene for a WPIAL 1A 2 match on Tuesday, March 26. Avella will face a Pioneers squad coming off a 15-1 non-league win over Monessen (Monessen, PA). The Pioneers record now stands at 1-3.

With the loss, Fort Cherry falls to 0-2 on the campaign. The Rangers host California (Coal Center, PA) to face the Trojans in a non-league match on Wednesday, March 27. The Trojans enter the match with a record of 0-3.