Newtown Nighthawks (Newtown, CT) backers exited the stadium thrilled Saturday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Darien Blue Wave (Darien, CT), 4-1 in a non-league challenge.

The Nighthawks now own a 1-0 record. They take the field next when they host St. Joseph for a non-league challenge on Monday, April 4. Newtown will battle a Cadets squad coming off a 8-0 non-league win over Sheehan (Wallingford, CT). The Cadets record now stands at 1-0.

With the loss, Darien falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The Blue wave host Joel Barlow (Redding, CT) to battle the Falcons in a non-league challenge on Monday, April 4. The Falcons enter the challenge with a record of 0-1. Joel Barlow lost 12-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Warde (Fairfield, CT)