The Northern Highlands Highlanders routed the visiting Paramus Spartans softball squad by a final score of 8-0 in Monday's league battle.

The Highlanders (6-8) will now prepare for their battle against Ridgewood (Ridgewood, NJ). The Maroons go into the Big North - Freedom battle with a 7-3 record. In their last battle, Ridgewood topped Hackensack (Hackensack, NJ), 6-4, in a league battle.

The Spartans now possess a 3-6 record. They play next when they host Dumont for a non-league battle on Tuesday, April 23. Paramus will meet a Huskies squad coming off a 12-0 non-league loss to River Dell (Oradell, NJ). The Huskies record now stands at 4-5.