Pottsville Crimson Tide (Pottsville, PA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Tuesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Red Raiders (Coal Township, PA), 8-2 in a league challenge.

The Crimson Tide now own a 4-5 record. They take the field next when they travel to Pine Grove for a Schuylkill I challenge on Thursday, April 13. Pottsville will battle a Cardinals squad coming off a 8-3 league win over Tamaqua (Tamaqua, PA). The Cardinals record now stands at 6-3.

With the loss, Our Lady of Lourdes Regional falls to 5-2 on the campaign. The Red raiders host North Schuylkill (Ashland, PA) to battle the Spartans in a Schuylkill I challenge on Thursday, April 13. The Spartans enter the challenge with a record of 4-1. North Schuylkill lost 10-0 in their recent league challenge against Blue Mountain (Schuylkill Haven, PA)