Newington Nor'easters (Newington, CT) backers exited the stadium thrilled Friday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Bristol Eastern Lancers (Bristol, CT), 7-5 in a league challenge.

The Nor'easters now own a 6-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Edwin O. Smith for a non-league challenge on Monday, May 2. Newington will battle a Panthers squad coming off a 9-4 non-league win over Coginchaug Regional (Durham, CT). The Panthers record now stands at 4-5.

With the loss, Bristol Eastern falls to 5-5 on the campaign. The Lancers travel to Southington (Southington, CT) to battle the Blue Knights in a non-league challenge on Monday, May 2. The Blue Knights enter the challenge with a record of 9-0. Southington won 18-1 in their recent non-league challenge against South Windsor (South Windsor, CT)