Immaculata Spartans (Somerville, NJ) backers exited the stadium thrilled Tuesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Bridgewater-Raritan Panthers (Bridgewater, NJ), 8-1 in a league challenge.

The Spartans now own a 11-2 record. They take the field next when they host North Hunterdon for a Skyland - Delaware challenge on Wednesday, May 1. Immaculata will battle a Lions squad coming off a 10-0 league loss to Watchung Hills Regional (Warren, NJ). The Lions record now stands at 10-6.

With the loss, Bridgewater-Raritan falls to 5-13 on the campaign. The Panthers host North Brunswick (North Brunswick, NJ) to battle the North Brunswick Raiders in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, May 1. The North Brunswick Raiders enter the challenge with a record of 13-3. North Brunswick won 5-0 in their recent non-league challenge against J.P. Stevens (Edison, NJ)