East Lawrence Eagles (Trinity, AL) fans exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Danville Hawks (Danville, AL), 8-1 in a league challenge.

The Eagles now sport a 12-16 record. They take the field next when they host Haleyville for a non-league challenge on Friday, April 22. East Lawrence will face a Lions squad coming off a 18-13 non-league win over Jasper (Jasper, AL). The Lions record now stands at 12-11.

With the loss, Danville falls to 9-18 on the campaign. The Hawks host Vinemont (Vinemont, AL) to face the Eagles in a 3A Area 15 challenge on Thursday, April 21. The Eagles enter the challenge with a record of 1-11. Vinemont lost 12-2 in their recent league challenge against Phil Campbell (Phil Campbell, AL)