Madrid-Waddington Yellowjackets (Madrid, NY) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Tupper Lake Lumberjacks (Tupper Lake, NY), 9-5 in a league challenge.

The Yellowjackets now own a 8-8 record. They take the field next when they travel to Harrisville for a non-league challenge on Monday, May 20. Madrid-Waddington will face a Pirates squad coming off a 24-6 league win over Morristown Central (Morristown, NY). The Pirates record now stands at 14-5.

With the loss, Tupper Lake falls to 6-7 on the campaign. The Lumberjacks host Brushton-Moira (Brushton, NY) to face the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, May 22. The Panthers enter the challenge with a record of 4-12. Brushton-Moira lost 20-11 in their recent league challenge against Colton-Pierrepont (Colton, NY)