The crowd at Wednesday's league match between the Amesbury Redhawks (Amesbury, MA) and the visiting Manchester Essex Hornets (Manchester, MA), saw Amesbury's softball squad achieve victory over Manchester Essex by a count of 16-3.

The Redhawks now sport a 2-0 record. They take the field next when they travel to Georgetown for a Cape Ann Baker match on Friday, April 12. Amesbury will face a Royals squad coming off a 11-2 non-league win over Hamilton-Wenham Regional (South Hamilton, MA). The Royals record now stands at 1-0.

With the loss, Manchester Essex falls to 2-1 on the campaign. The Hornets host Ipswich (Ipswich, MA) to face the Tigers in a Cape Ann Baker match on Monday, April 15. The Tigers enter the match with a record of 0-2. Ipswich lost 18-4 in their recent league match against Rockport (Rockport, MA)