The crowd at Thursday's league match between the Hawthorne Bears (Hawthorne, NJ) and the host Pompton Lakes Cardinals (Pompton Lakes, NJ), saw Hawthorne's softball squad nip Pompton Lakes by a count of 7-0.

The Bears now sport a 8-0 record. They take the field next when they host Secaucus for a non-league match on Friday, April 19. Hawthorne will face a Patriots squad coming off a 11-0 league loss to St. Mary (Rutherford, NJ). The Patriots record now stands at 2-4.

With the loss, Pompton Lakes falls to 4-4 on the campaign. The Cardinals travel to Manchester Regional (Haledon, NJ) to face the Falcons in a NJIC - Colonial match on Monday, April 22. The Falcons enter the match with a record of 1-6. Manchester Regional lost 14-0 in their recent non-league match against Bergen Charter (Hackensack, NJ)