The Pompton Lakes Cardinals (Pompton Lakes, NJ) softball routed the visiting Hawthorne Bears (Hawthorne, NJ), 10-2 in Friday's league bout.

The Cardinals (9-11) will now prepare for their bout against Eastern Christian (North Haledon, NJ). The Eagles go into the NJIC - Colonial bout with a 7-12 record. In their last bout, Eastern Christian toppled Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology (Paterson, NJ), 6-5, in a league bout.

The Bears now possess a 17-4 record. They play next when they travel to Butler for a NJIC - Colonial bout on Saturday, May 18. Hawthorne will confront a Bulldogs squad coming off a 16-0 league loss to Glen Rock (Glen Rock, NJ). The Bulldogs record now stands at 11-8.