The crowd at Wednesday's league match between the Methuen Rangers (Methuen, MA) and the visiting Lowell Red Raiders (Lowell, MA), saw Methuen's softball squad achieve victory over Lowell by a count of 17-5.

The Rangers now sport a 6-1 record. They take the field next when they host Chelmsford for a Merrimack Valley - Conf 1 match on Friday, April 28. Methuen will face a Lions squad coming off a 5-2 league loss to Billerica Memorial (Billerica, MA). The Lions record now stands at 1-3.

With the loss, Lowell falls to 3-4 on the campaign. The Red raiders host Central Catholic (Lawrence, MA) to face the Raiders in a Merrimack Valley - Conf 1 match on Thursday, April 27. The Raiders enter the match with a record of 5-1. Central Catholic won 18-2 in their recent non-league match against Lawrence (Lawrence, MA)