Waterloo East Trojans (Waterloo, IA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Hoover Huskies (Des Moines, IA), 14-12 in a non-league challenge.

The Trojans now own a 2-5 record. They take the field next when they host Ames for a Alliance Conference - North challenge on Thursday, May 30. Waterloo East will battle a Little Cyclones squad coming off a 10-9 non-league loss to Waukee (Waukee, IA). The Little Cyclones record now stands at 1-2.

With the loss, Hoover falls to 1-3 on the campaign. The Huskies travel to Roosevelt (Des Moines, IA) to battle the Roughriders in a Alliance Conference - South challenge on Tuesday, June 4. The Roughriders enter the challenge with a record of 2-2.