Spruce Creek Hawks (Port Orange, FL) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the host DeLand Bulldogs (DeLand, FL), 10-5 in a non-league challenge.

The Hawks now own a 8-3 record. They take the field next when they host New Smyrna Beach for a non-league challenge on Saturday, April 2. Spruce Creek will battle a Barracudas squad coming off a 10-1 non-league win over Atlantic (Port Orange, FL). The Barracudas record now stands at 3-6.

With the loss, DeLand falls to 4-7 on the campaign. The Bulldogs travel to Mainland (Daytona Beach, FL) to battle the Buccaneers in a non-league challenge on Monday, April 4. The Buccaneers enter the challenge with a record of 6-2. Mainland won 4-3 in their recent non-league challenge against Flagler Palm Coast (Palm Coast, FL)