Union City Soaring Eagles (Union City, NJ) backers exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Hoboken Redwings (Hoboken, NJ), 8-6 in a league challenge.

The Soaring Eagles now own a 2-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Hasbrouck Heights for a non-league challenge on Thursday, April 11. Union City will battle a Aviators squad coming off a 7-1 league loss to Wallington (Wallington, NJ). The Aviators record now stands at 3-1.

With the loss, Hoboken falls to 2-3 on the campaign. The Redwings host Snyder (Jersey City, NJ) to battle the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Saturday, April 13. The Tigers enter the challenge with a record of 0-1.