Monessen Greyhounds (Monessen, PA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Avella Eagles (Avella, PA), 19-16 in a league challenge.

The Greyhounds now own a 1-7 record. They take the field next when they travel to Avella for a WPIAL 1A 2 challenge on Wednesday, April 27. Monessen will battle a Eagles squad coming off a 11-0 league loss to Greensburg Central Catholic (Greensburg, PA). The Eagles record now stands at 0-2.

With the loss, Avella falls to 1-3 on the campaign. The Eagles host Monessen (Monessen, PA) to battle the Greyhounds in a WPIAL 1A 2 challenge on Wednesday, April 27. The Greyhounds enter the challenge with a record of 0-6. Monessen lost 15-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Chartiers-Houston (Houston, PA)