Rockford Auburn Knights (Rockford, IL) backers exited the stadium thrilled Monday as they saw their softball squad run past the host Jefferson J-Hawks (Rockford, IL), 16-0 in a league challenge.

The Knights now own a 3-2 record. They take the field next when they host Belvidere for a Northern Illinois NIC-9 challenge on Wednesday, April 12. Rockford Auburn will battle a Bucs squad coming off a 13-3 league win over Guilford (Rockford, IL). The Bucs record now stands at 2-4.

With the loss, Jefferson falls to 0-3 on the campaign. The J-hawks travel to Freeport (Freeport, IL) to battle the Pretzels in a Northern Illinois NIC-9 challenge on Wednesday, April 12. The Pretzels enter the challenge with a record of 4-0. Freeport won 20-0 in their recent league challenge against Boylan Catholic (Rockford, IL)