The crowd at Monday's league match between the Hopewell-Loudon Chieftains (Bascom, OH) and the host New Riegel Blue Jackets (New Riegel, OH), saw Hopewell-Loudon's softball squad nip New Riegel by a count of 2-0.

The Chieftains now sport a 17-1 record. They take the field next when they host St. Mary Central Catholic for a Sandusky Bay - River match on Tuesday, May 10. Hopewell-Loudon will face a Panthers squad coming off a 22-4 non-league loss to St. Paul (Norwalk, OH). The Panthers record now stands at 0-9.

With the loss, New Riegel falls to 15-9 on the campaign. The Blue jackets travel to Lakota (Kansas, OH) to face the Raiders in a Sandusky Bay - River match on Wednesday, May 11. The Raiders enter the match with a record of 2-5.