Eastern Eagles (Beaver, OH) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Western Indians (Latham, OH), 6-0 in a league challenge.

The Eagles now own a 5-7 record. They take the field next when they travel to Wheelersburg for a non-league challenge on Monday, April 24. Eastern will battle a Pirates squad coming off a 5-1 league win over Portsmouth West (West Portsmouth, OH). The Pirates record now stands at 9-0.

With the loss, Western falls to 2-10 on the campaign. The Indians travel to East (Sciotoville, OH) to battle the Tartans in a Southern Ohio I challenge on Wednesday, April 26. The Tartans enter the challenge with a record of 0-4.