The crowd at Friday's non-league bout between the Waltham Hawks (Waltham, MA) and the host Malden Golden Tornados (Malden, MA), observed Waltham's softball team prevail over Malden by a tally of 23-5.

The Hawks (1-0) will now prepare for their bout against Saugus (Saugus, MA). The Sachems go into the non-league bout with a 2-1 record. In their last bout, Saugus knocked off Winthrop (Winthrop, MA), 6-5, in a league bout.

In their next game, the Golden Tornados battle the Somerville Highlanders (Somerville, MA) in a Greater Boston bout, on Monday, April 7. Malden will attempt to advance on its 0-1 season record. The Highlanders go into the bout with a 0-1 record after their 22-2 non-league loss to Winchester (Winchester, MA).