St. Mary Academy-Bay View Bengals (East Providence, RI) backers exited the stadium thrilled Friday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Scituate Spartans (North Scituate, RI), 1-0 in a non-league challenge.

The Bengals now own a 1-0 record. They take the field next when they host St. Raphael Academy for a non-league challenge on Monday, April 3.

With the loss, Scituate falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The Spartans travel to North Kingstown (North Kingstown, RI) to battle the Skippers in a Division 1A (State) challenge on Monday, April 3. The Skippers enter the challenge with a record of 0-1. North Kingstown lost 3-1 in their recent non-league challenge against East Greenwich (East Greenwich, RI)