Sachem North (Lake Ronkonkoma, NY) backers exited the stadium thrilled Monday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Riverhead Blue Waves (Riverhead, NY), 4-3 in a non-league challenge.

The now own a 9-4 record. They take the field next when they travel to Patchogue-Medford for a Section 11 AA-1 challenge on Wednesday, May 4. Sachem North will battle a Raiders squad coming off a 14-13 league loss to William Floyd (Mastic Beach, NY). The Raiders record now stands at 1-9.

With the loss, Riverhead falls to 7-7 on the campaign. The Blue waves host Brentwood (Brentwood, NY) to battle the Indians in a Section 11 AA-1 challenge on Wednesday, May 4. The Indians enter the challenge with a record of 2-8. Brentwood lost 16-7 in their recent league challenge against Sachem East (Farmingville, NY)