Mountlake Terrace Hawks (Mountlake Terrace, WA) fans exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Stanwood Spartans (Stanwood, WA), 9-7 in a league challenge.

The Hawks now sport a 1-4 record. They take the field next when they travel to Shorecrest for a 2A/3A Wesco challenge on Tuesday, April 19. Mountlake Terrace will face a Scots squad coming off a 21-0 league loss to Cascade (Everett, WA). The Scots record now stands at 0-11.

With the loss, Stanwood falls to 0-6 on the campaign. The Spartans host Monroe (Monroe, WA) to face the Bearcats in a 2A/3A Wesco challenge on Tuesday, April 19. The Bearcats enter the challenge with a record of 7-2. Monroe won 9-0 in their recent league challenge against Edmonds-Woodway (Edmonds, WA)