North Olmsted Eagles (North Olmsted, OH) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Valley Forge Patriots (Parma Heights, OH), 10-7 in a league challenge.

The Eagles now own a 1-0 record. They take the field next when they travel to Bay for a Great Lakes challenge on Monday, April 3. North Olmsted will face a Rockets squad coming off a 12-0 league loss to Lakewood (Lakewood, OH). The Rockets record now stands at 0-4.

With the loss, Valley Forge falls to 0-2 on the campaign. The Patriots host Holy Name (Parma Heights, OH) to face the Green Wave in a Great Lakes challenge on Monday, April 3. The Green Wave enter the challenge with a record of 1-0. Holy Name won 12-2 in their recent league challenge against Elyria Catholic (Elyria, OH)