The crowd at Monday's non-league bout between the Hopkins Academy Golden Hawks (Hadley, MA) and the visiting Pioneer Valley Regional Panthers (Northfield, MA), observed Hopkins Academy's softball team get by Pioneer Valley Regional by a final score of 6-1.

The Golden Hawks (4-2) will now prepare for their bout against Mohawk Trail Regional (Buckland, MA). The Warriors come into the PVIAC - Franklin East outing with a 1-7 record. In their last outing, Mohawk Trail Regional was routed by Mount Greylock Regional (Williamstown, MA), 8-3, in a non-league outing.

With the loss, Pioneer Valley Regional moves to 6-9 on the season. The Panthers host Easthampton/Hampshire (Easthampton, MA) to encounter the Eagles in a non-league outing on Thursday, May 15. The Eagles come into the outing with a record of 1-5. Easthampton/Hampshire won 9-8 in their recent non-league outing against Ludlow (Ludlow, MA)