New Richmond Lions (New Richmond, OH) fans exited the stadium thrilled Tuesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Fairfield Lions (Leesburg, OH), 3-0 in a non-league challenge.

The Lions now sport a 5-0 record. They take the field next when they travel to Western Brown for a Southern Buckeye AA - American challenge on Thursday, April 14. New Richmond will face a Broncos squad coming off a 20-15 league loss to Batavia (Batavia, OH). The Broncos record now stands at 4-2.

With the loss, Fairfield falls to 4-1 on the campaign. The Lions host Eastern (Sardinia, OH) to face the Warriors in a Southern Hills Athletic challenge on Thursday, April 14. The Warriors enter the challenge with a record of 1-3. Eastern won 5-2 in their recent league challenge against Peebles (Peebles, OH)