Spectators at Wednesday's league match between the Merrimack Valley The Pride (Penacook, NH) and the visiting Hanover Bears (Hanover, NH), witnessed Merrimack Valley's softball squad tip Hanover by a count of 7-6.

The The Pride now sport a 3-2 record. They play next when they travel to Pembroke for a Division II match on Thursday, May 2. Merrimack Valley will face a Spartans squad coming off a 8-2 league loss to Kingswood (Wolfeboro, NH). The Spartans record now stands at 1-5.

With the loss, Hanover moves to 2-5 on the season. The Bears host Hollis-Brookline (Hollis, NH) to face the Cavaliers in a Division II match on Friday, May 3. The Cavaliers go into the match with a record of 5-2. Hollis-Brookline lost 17-0 in their recent league match against Coe-Brown Academy (Northwood, NH)