East Syracuse-Minoa Spartans (East Syracuse, NY) backers exited the stadium thrilled Friday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Henninger Black Knights (Syracuse, NY), 10-7 in a non-league challenge.

The Spartans now own a 6-7 record. They take the field next when they host Oswego for a Section 3 Empire challenge on Monday, May 6. East Syracuse-Minoa will battle a Bucs squad coming off a 5-3 non-league loss to Jamesville-DeWitt (DeWitt, NY). The Bucs record now stands at 5-6.

With the loss, Henninger falls to 0-7 on the campaign. The Black knights travel to Fulton (Fulton, NY) to battle the Red Raiders in a non-league challenge on Monday, May 6. The Red Raiders enter the challenge with a record of 2-10. Fulton lost 8-4 in their recent non-league challenge against South Jefferson (Adams, NY)