Riverhead Blue Waves (Riverhead, NY) followers exited the stadium in high spirits Tuesday as they witnessed their lacrosse team edge the visiting Westhampton Beach Hurricanes (Westhampton Beach, NY), 7-6 in a non-league challenge.

The Blue Waves now have a 2-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Patchogue-Medford for a Section 11 I bout on Friday, April 9. Riverhead will play a Raiders squad coming off a 18-3 non-league loss to Melville (East Setauket, NY). The Raiders record now stands at 1-1.

With the defeat, Westhampton Beach drops to 0-3 on the season. The Hurricanes host Kings Park (Kings Park, NY) to play the Kingsmen in a Section 11 II bout on Thursday, April 8. The Kingsmen go into the bout with a record of 1-2. Kings Park lost 13-8 in their recent league bout against Shoreham-Wading River (Shoreham, NY)