Norwich Free Academy Wildcats (Norwich, CT) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Killingly Redmen (Killingly, CT), 18-13 in a non-league challenge.

The Wildcats now own a 7-2 record. They take the field next when they host Bacon Academy for a non-league challenge on Friday, April 29. Norwich Free Academy will battle a Bobcats squad coming off a 24-1 non-league loss to Waterford (Waterford, CT). The Bobcats record now stands at 2-7.

With the loss, Killingly falls to 5-5 on the campaign. The Redmen travel to Waterford (Waterford, CT) to battle the Lancers in a Eastern Connecticut - Medium challenge on Saturday, April 30. The Lancers enter the challenge with a record of 9-2. Waterford won 9-1 in their recent non-league challenge against East Haven (East Haven, CT)