The Hawthorne Cougars (Hawthorne, CA) softball routed the visiting Beverly Hills Normans (Beverly Hills, CA), 16-2 in Thursday's league outing.

The Cougars now sport a 8-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Santa Monica for a Bay outing on Saturday, March 29. Hawthorne will encounter a Vikings team coming off a 13-3 league win over Leuzinger (Lawndale, CA). The Vikings record now stands at 12-5.

With the loss, Beverly Hills moves to 0-6 on the year. The Normans travel to Centennial (Compton, CA) to meet the Apaches in a Bay challenge on Tuesday, April 8. The Apaches enter the challenge with a record of 2-8.