New Britain Golden Hurricanes (New Britain, CT) backers exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Northwest Catholic Lions (West Hartford, CT), 14-8 in a league challenge.

The Golden Hurricanes now own a 4-7 record. They take the field next when they host Conard for a Central Connecticut - West challenge on Friday, May 5. New Britain will battle a Red Wolves squad coming off a 9-3 non-league win over South Windsor (South Windsor, CT). The Red Wolves record now stands at 7-5.

With the loss, Northwest Catholic falls to 2-8 on the campaign. The Lions travel to Plainville (Plainville, CT) to battle the Blue Devils in a non-league challenge on Thursday, May 4. The Blue Devils enter the challenge with a record of 11-2. Plainville won 4-0 in their recent league challenge against Newington (Newington, CT)