National Trail Blazers (New Paris, OH) backers exited the stadium thrilled Tuesday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Mississinawa Valley Blackhawks (Union City, OH), 10-6 in a league challenge.

The Blazers now own a 1-4 record. They take the field next when they host Preble Shawnee for a non-league challenge on Thursday, April 7. National Trail will battle a Arrows squad coming off a 10-0 league loss to Arcanum (Arcanum, OH). The Arrows record now stands at 0-1.

With the loss, Mississinawa Valley falls to 0-4 on the campaign. The Blackhawks travel to Newton Local (Pleasant Hill, OH) to battle the Indians in a Western Ohio Athletic challenge on Thursday, April 7. The Indians enter the challenge with a record of 1-0.