Peabody Veterans Memorial Tanners (Peabody, MA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Friday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Danvers Falcons (Danvers, MA), 11-6 in a league challenge.

The Tanners now own a 8-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to Masconomet Regional for a non-league challenge on Monday, May 2.

With the loss, Danvers falls to 5-5 on the campaign. The Falcons host Winthrop (Winthrop, MA) to battle the Vikings in a Northeast challenge on Wednesday, May 4. The Vikings enter the challenge with a record of 1-7. Winthrop lost 19-4 in their recent league challenge against Saugus (Saugus, MA)