Bethlehem Catholic Hawks (Bethlehem, PA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they saw their softball squad run past the host Freedom Patriots (Bethlehem, PA), 19-9 in a league challenge.

The Hawks now own a 10-3 record. They take the field next when they host Easton Area for a Eastern Pennsylvania Conference challenge on Thursday, April 28. Bethlehem Catholic will battle a Rovers squad coming off a 16-1 league win over Louis E. Dieruff (Allentown, PA). The Rovers record now stands at 6-6.

With the loss, Freedom falls to 6-5 on the campaign. The Patriots travel to Nazareth Area (Nazareth, PA) to battle the Blue Eagles in a Eastern Pennsylvania Conference challenge on Thursday, April 28. The Blue Eagles enter the challenge with a record of 7-4. Nazareth Area won 20-2 in their recent league challenge against Pocono Mountain East (Swiftwater, PA)