Licking Heights Hornets (Pataskala, OH) backers exited the stadium thrilled Tuesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting New Albany Eagles (New Albany, OH), 13-12 in a non-league challenge.

The Hornets now own a 3-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to Newark Catholic for a Licking County challenge on Wednesday, April 10. Licking Heights will battle a Green Wave squad coming off a 7-6 league loss to Heath (Heath, OH). The Green Wave record now stands at 3-4.

With the loss, New Albany falls to 4-5 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Westland (Galloway, OH) to battle the Cougars in a Ohio Capital - Ohio challenge on Wednesday, April 10. The Cougars enter the challenge with a record of 0-3. Westland lost 20-0 in their recent league challenge against Pickerington North (Pickerington, OH)