Nutley Maroon Raiders (Nutley, NJ) backers exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Newark Academy Minutemen (Livingston, NJ), 10-7 in a non-league challenge.

The Maroon Raiders now own a 7-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Hudson Catholic for a non-league challenge on Thursday, April 18. Nutley will face a Hawks squad coming off a 12-2 league loss to Union City (Union City, NJ). The Hawks record now stands at 1-6.

With the loss, Newark Academy falls to 1-7 on the campaign. The Minutemen travel to Millburn (Millburn, NJ) to face the Millers in a SEC - Liberty challenge on Monday, April 22. The Millers enter the challenge with a record of 2-6. Millburn lost 9-6 in their recent non-league challenge against Nutley (Nutley, NJ)