Spectators at Monday's league match between the AuSable Valley Patriots (Clintonville, NY) and the visiting Saranac Lake Red Storm (Saranac Lake, NY), witnessed AuSable Valley's softball squad tip Saranac Lake by a count of 10-5.

The Patriots now sport a 1-0 record. They play next when they travel to Ticonderoga for a Section 7 Champlain Valley I match on Tuesday, April 16. AuSable Valley will meet a Sentinels squad coming off a 20-0 league win over Moriah (Port Henry, NY). The Sentinels record now stands at 2-0.

With the loss, Saranac Lake moves to 0-1 on the season. The Red storm host Northern Adirondack (Ellenburg Depot, NY) to meet the Bobcats in a Section 7 Champlain Valley I match on Thursday, April 18. The Bobcats go into the match with a record of 1-0. Northern Adirondack won 10-6 in their recent league match against Moriah (Port Henry, NY)