Albany Falcons (Albany, NY) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Albany Academy for Girls Bears (Albany, NY), 7-6 in a non-league challenge.

The Falcons now own a 3-5 record. They take the field next when they host Bethlehem Central for a Section 2 Suburban - Blue challenge on Monday, April 22. Albany will face a Eagles squad coming off a 12-0 league loss to Ballston Spa (Ballston Spa, NY). The Eagles record now stands at 1-3.

With the loss, Albany Academy for Girls falls to 0-6 on the campaign. The Bears host Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk (Ravena, NY) to face the Indians in a Section 2 Colonial challenge on Friday, April 19. The Indians enter the challenge with a record of 0-4. Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk lost 13-2 in their recent league challenge against Cohoes (Cohoes, NY)