First Colonial Patriots (Virginia Beach, VA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Cox Falcons (Virginia Beach, VA), 5-0 in a league challenge.

The Patriots now own a 7-3 record. They take the field next when they travel to Landstown for a Beach challenge on Tuesday, April 18. First Colonial will battle a Eagles squad coming off a 3-0 league loss to Kellam (Virginia Beach, VA). The Eagles record now stands at 2-7.

With the loss, Cox falls to 4-7 on the campaign. The Falcons host Kempsville (Virginia Beach, VA) to battle the Chiefs in a Beach challenge on Tuesday, April 18. The Chiefs enter the challenge with a record of 6-5. Kempsville lost 6-0 in their recent non-league challenge against Deep Creek (Chesapeake, VA)